Portein

Portein
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Portein
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°24′E / 46.717°N 9.400°E / 46.717; 9.400Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°24′E / 46.717°N 9.400°E / 46.717; 9.400
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Hinterrhein
Area
• Total	3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation	1,167 m (3,829 ft)
Population
• Total	22
• Density	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Postal code	7423
SFOS number	3664
Surrounded by	Flerden, Masein, Safien, Sarn, Tartar
Website	SFSO statistics

Portein (Romansh: Purtagn) was a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.

Portein is first mentioned in 1378 as Purteyn.

Portein has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 58.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district in the Heinzenberg. It is located on a ridge between the Porteiner Tobel and the Val da la Malanotg at an altitude of 1,178 m (3,865 ft). It consists of the hamlet-like Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Portein. The municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.

Portein has a population (as of 2007^[update]) of 22, of which 3 are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has stayed stable.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 40.9% male and 59.1% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Portein is; 2 people or 7.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 3 people or 11.5% are 10 to 14, and 2 people or 7.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person or 3.8% of the population is between 20 and 29 years old. 3 people or 11.5% are 30 to 39, 5 people or 19.2% are 40 to 49, and 3 people or 11.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is no one is between 60 and 69 years old, 2 people or 7.7% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 15.4% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.