Nidau_District

Nidau District

Nidau District

District in Switzerland

Nidau District is one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital, while having administrative power, was the municipality of Nidau.

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From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Biel/Bienne (administrative district), whose administrative centre is Biel/Bienne.

Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

Although the district is officially German speaking, a small French-speaking minority lives in the area. The district has an area of 113 km2 and consisted of 25 municipalities:

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    Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 09-Jul-2009

47.1167°N 7.23333°E / 47.1167; 7.23333


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