Blenio (district)
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Blenio Distretto di Blenio |
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| District | |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Ticino
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| Capital | Acquarossa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 360.74 km2 (139.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 5,714 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 3 |
The district of Blenio is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It has a population of 5,714 (as of 31 December 2015). The capital of the district is Acquarossa.
The district has an area, as of 1997[update], of 360.74 square kilometers (139.28 sq mi). Of this area, 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) or 3.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 133.15 km2 (51.41 sq mi) or 36.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) or 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and 143.3 km2 (55.3 sq mi) or 39.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Out of the forested land, 27.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the district, 0.4% is in lakes and 1.2% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 18.1% is unproductive vegetation and 21.6% is too rocky for vegetation.
Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 301 speak German, 78 people speak French, 4,716 people speak Italian, and 10 people speak Romansh. The remainder (182 people) speak another language.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. The population was made up of 2,609 Swiss men (45.9% of the population), and 245 (4.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 2,631 Swiss women (46.3%), and 197 (3.5%) non-Swiss women.
In 2008[update] there were 49 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 70 deaths of Swiss citizens and 2 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 21 while the foreign population decreased by 2. There were 3 Swiss men who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 14 non-Swiss men and 12 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 14 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 11 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.4%.
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