Soazza

Soazza
Coat of arms
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Location of Soazza
Coordinates: 46°21′N 9°13′E / 46.350°N 9.217°E / 46.350; 9.217Coordinates: 46°21′N 9°13′E / 46.350°N 9.217°E / 46.350; 9.217
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Moesa
Area
• Total	46.42 km2 (17.92 sq mi)
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	347
• Density	7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Postal code	6562
SFOS number	3823
Surrounded by	Cauco, Lostallo, Menarola (IT-SO), Mesocco, Rossa, San Giacomo Filippo (IT-SO)
Website	www.soazza.ch SFSO statistics

Soazza is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Soazza is first mentioned in 1203 as Soaza.

Soazza has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 46.4 km² (17.9 sq mi). Of this area, 7.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (37.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Soazza has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 347. As of 2008^[update], 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks Italian (91.9%), with German being second most common ( 3.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.2%).

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 54.4% male and 45.6% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Soazza is; 37 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 17 teenagers or 4.7% are 10 to 14, and 10 teenagers or 2.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 35 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 64 people or 17.8% are 30 to 39, 49 people or 13.6% are 40 to 49, and 42 people or 11.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 51 people or 14.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 10.3% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 4.5% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (28.5%), the SVP (26%) and the FDP (9.2%).