Bucheggberg (district)
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Bucheggberg District Bezirk Bucheggberg |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Solothurn
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| Capital | Buchegg | |
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| • Total | 62.86 km2 (24.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2015) | ||
| • Total | 7,691 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipalities | 8 | |
Bucheggberg District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the southwest of the canton. Together with the Wasseramt District, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg. It has a population of 7,691 (as of 31 December 2015).
Bucheggberg District contains the following municipalities:
On 1 January 1961 the former municipalities of Lüterkofen and Ichertswil merged to form the new municipality of Lüterkofen-Ichertswil.
On 1 January 1995 the former municipalities of Gächliwil and Lüterswil merged to form the new municipality of Lüterswil-Gächliwil.
On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Balm bei Messen, Brunnenthal, and Oberramsern merged into the municipality of Messen.
On 1 January 2013, Lüsslingen and Nennigkofen merged to form Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen.
On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Tscheppach, Brügglen, Aetingen, Aetigkofen, Bibern (SO), Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Mühledorf (SO), Küttigkofen and Kyburg-Buchegg merged into the municipality of Buchegg.
Bucheggberg district has an area, as of 2009[update], of 62.81 square kilometers (24.25 sq mi). Of this area, 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi) or 58.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) or 32.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
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