Delémont (district)
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Delémont District District de Delémont |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Jura
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| Capital | Delémont | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 303.10 km2 (117.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 37,912 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipalities | 22 | |
Delémont District (German: Delsberg) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital, and that of the canton, is the city of Delémont. The district is almost entirely French-speaking and has a population of 37,912 (as of 31 December 2015).
Delémont is divided into a total of 22 municipalities:
The blazon of the district coat of arms is Gules, a Crosier and Coupeaux of Six all Argent.
Delémont has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 37,912.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (30,393 or 88.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,569 or 4.5%) and Italian is the third (832 or 2.4%). There are 15 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The population was made up of 14,794 Swiss men (41.1% of the population) and 2,907 (8.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 15,754 Swiss women (43.8%) and 2,501 (7.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district, 12,883 or about 37.4% were born in Delémont and lived there in 2000. There were 10,201 or 29.6% who were born in the same canton, while 5,008 or 14.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 5,458 or 15.8% were born outside of Switzerland.
As of 2000[update], there were 13,982 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 16,924 married individuals, 2,131 widows or widowers and 1,447 individuals who are divorced.
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