Sufers
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| Coordinates: 46°34′N 9°22′E / 46.567°N 9.367°ECoordinates: 46°34′N 9°22′E / 46.567°N 9.367°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Viamala | |
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| • Mayor | Thomas Lechner | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 34.62 km2 (13.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,430 m (4,690 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 125 | |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7434 | |
| SFOS number | 3695 | |
| Surrounded by | Andeer, Casti-Wergenstein, Ferrera, Madesimo (IT-SO), Safien, Splügen | |
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Sufers (Romansh: Sur) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Sufers is first mentioned in 831 as Subere.
Sufers has an area, as of 2006[update], of 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi). Of this area, 13.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (61.6%) 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 a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square).
A dam on the Hinterrhein river was built in 1962 and forms the reservoir Sufnersee.
Sufers has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 125. As of 2008[update], 3.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.6%.
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female. The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Sufers is; 14 people or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 11 people or 9.6% are 10 to 14, and 4 people or 3.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 18 people or 15.7% are 30 to 39, 10 people or 8.7% are 40 to 49, and 17 people or 14.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 8.7% are 70 to 79, there are 8 people or 7.0% who are 80 to 89.
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