Vallemaggia (district)
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Vallemaggia Distretto di Vallemaggia |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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 Ticino
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| Capital | Cevio | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 569.42 km2 (219.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 5,984 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipalities | 8 | |
The district of Vallemaggia is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It has a population of 5,984 (as of 31 December 2015). The capital of the district is Cevio.
The district of Vallemaggia has an area, as of 1997[update], of 569.42 square kilometers (219.85 sq mi). Of this area, 9.61 km2 (3.71 sq mi) or 1.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 240.5 km2 (92.9 sq mi) or 42.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi) or 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 15.46 km2 (5.97 sq mi) or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and 244.24 km2 (94.30 sq mi) or 42.9% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. Out of the forested land, 31.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.1% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the district, 0.7% is in lakes and 2.0% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 18.9% is unproductive vegetation and 24.0% is too rocky for vegetation.
Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 477 speak German, 88 people speak French, 4,814 people speak Italian, and 12 people speak Romansh. The remainder (202 people) speak another language.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The population was made up of 2,532 Swiss men (43.1% of the population), and 356 (6.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 2,731 Swiss women (46.5%), and 252 (4.3%) non-Swiss women.
In 2008[update] there were 38 live births to Swiss citizens and 2 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 57 deaths of Swiss citizens and 5 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 19 while the foreign population decreased by 3. There were 3 Swiss men and 20 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 25 non-Swiss men and 10 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 2 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.1%.
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