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Landquart (district)

Landquart District
Bezirk Landquart
District
Location of Landquart District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Graubünden
Capital Igis
Area
 • Total 193.23 km2 (74.61 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 25,555
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 9

Landquart District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 193.91 km2 (74.87 sq mi) and has a population of 25,555 in 2015. It was replaced with the Landquart Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.

It consisted of two Kreise (circles) and nine municipalities:

In 2008 the municipality of Says merged into Trimmis. In 2012, the municipalities of Igis and Mastrils merged to form the new municipality of Landquart.

The district was formerly called Unterlandquart and additionally included the sub-districts of Schiers and Seewis, now part of Prättigau/Davos.

Coordinates: 46°58′N 9°33′E / 46.967°N 9.550°E / 46.967; 9.550


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