Country Switzerland Area 973.6 km² Municipalities 16 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Samedan Canton Canton of Graubünden | |
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Points of interest Corviglia, Lake Sils, Lägh da Cavloc, Maloja Pass, Bellavista Destinations St Moritz, Pontresina, Samedan, Sils im Engadin/Segl, Celerina/Schlarigna | ||
Maloja District (Romansh: District da Malögia , Italian: 'Distretto di Maloggia') is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden (or Grigioni), Switzerland. It had an area of 973.28 km2 (375.79 sq mi) and had a population of 18,698 in 2015. It was replaced with the Maloja Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.
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Map of Maloja District, Switzerland
It was trilingual, with official languages used by municipalities inside the district being, in order of dominance, German, Italian, and Romansh.
It consisted of two Kreis or circoli in Italian (sub-districts) and sixteen municipalities:
Languages
All three of Graubünden's official languages: German, Romansh, and Italian, can be heard in the district. Except for the municipality of Bregaglia, the area was predominately Romansh-speaking. Today, Romansh is spoken the least out of the three official languages of Maloja.