Nufenen

Nufenen
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Location of Nufenen
Coordinates: 46°32′N 9°14′E / 46.533°N 9.233°E / 46.533; 9.233Coordinates: 46°32′N 9°14′E / 46.533°N 9.233°E / 46.533; 9.233
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Viamala
Area
• Total	28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi)
Elevation	1,569 m (5,148 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	156
• Density	5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
Postal code	7437
SFOS number	3693
Surrounded by	Hinterrhein, Mesocco, Safien, Splügen, Vals
Website	www.nufenen.ch SFSO statistics

Nufenen (Italian: Nufena, Romansh: Nueinas) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Nufenen was first mentioned in 1343 as Ovena. In 1633 it was mentioned as Nufena. In Romansh it was known as Nueinas and it used to be known as Novena in Italian.

Nufenen has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 28.1 km² (10.8 sq mi). Of this area, 54.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (29.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Rheinwald sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It is located on the San Bernardino tunnel road. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Nufenen. Until the 18th Century, the village was surrounded by about fifteen farm house groups.

Nufenen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 156. As of 2008^[update], 4.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.2%.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 55.6% male and 44.4% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Nufenen is; 17 people or 13.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 4 people or 3.1% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 18 people or 14.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 9 people or 7.1% are 30 to 39, 17 people or 13.4% are 40 to 49, and 25 people or 19.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 8 people or 6.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 15 people or 11.8% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 5.5% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.8% who are 90 to 99.