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| Coordinates: 46°38.17′N 9°24.85′E / 46.63617°N 9.41417°ECoordinates: 46°38.17′N 9°24.85′E / 46.63617°N 9.41417°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Viamala | |
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| • Total | 15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 865 m (2,838 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 52 | |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7433 | |
| SFOS number | 3708 | |
| Surrounded by | Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn, Safien, Tschappina | |
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Mathon (Romansh: Maton) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Mathon is first mentioned about 840 as in Mentaune.
Mathon has an area, as of 2006[update], of 15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi). Of this area, 66.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. The village is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) at an elevation of 1,521 m (4,990 ft) in the center of the upper Schamserberg region.
Mathon has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 52 nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of 14.1%.
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 56.4% male and 43.6% female. The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Mathon is; 12 people or 23.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 people or 11.5% are 10 to 14, and 1 person or 1.9% is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 3 people or 5.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 8 people or 15.4% are 30 to 39, 6 people or 11.5% are 40 to 49, and 2 people or 3.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 6 people or 11.5% are 70 to 79, there is 1 person or 1.9% who is 80 to 89, and 1 person who is 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 66.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.2%), the FDP (12.3%) and the CVP (1.5%).
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