Ferrera
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Location of Ferrera  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 9°26′E / 46.550°N 9.433°E / 46.550; 9.433 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Viamala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.46 km2 (29.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,316 m (4,318 ft) |
| Population
(31 December 2018)[2]
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| • Total | 75 |
| • Density | 0.99/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) |
7444
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| SFOS number | 3713 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Localities | Innerferrera, Ausserferrera |
| Surrounded by | Andeer, Avers, Madesimo (IT-SO), Mulegns, Piuro (IT-SO), Pignia, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Sufers |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Ferrera is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of Innerferrera and Ausserferrera. Geographically, it covers the entire Ferrera valley.
The combined historical population of the two municipalities is given in the following table:[3][4]
| year | population |
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| 1808 | 167 |
| 1850 | 273 |
| 1900 | 162 |
| 1950 | 145 |
| 1960 | 405a |
| 2000 | 96 |
| Languages | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
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| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 79 | 69.30% | 75 | 75.76% | 90 | 91.84% |
| Romansh | 33 | 28.95% | 21 | 21.21% | 1 | 1.02% |
| Italian | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 2.02% | 3 | 3.37% |
| Population | 114 | 100% | 99 | 100% | 98 | 100% |
| Languages | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
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| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 29 | 58.00% | 28 | 58.33% | 44 | 93.62% |
| Romansh | 19 | 38.00% | 17 | 35.42% | 1 | 2.13% |
| Italian | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 4.17% | 1 | 2.13% |
| Population | 50 | 100% | 48 | 100% | 47 | 100% |
| Languages | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
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| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 50 | 78.13% | 47 | 92.16% | 46 | 94.0% |
| Romansh | 14 | 21.88% | 4 | 7.84% | 2 | 6.0% |
| Population | 64 | 100% | 51 | 100% | 49 | 100% |
Innerferrera village in Ferrera has an average of 118.2 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,238 mm (48.7 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Innerferrera receives an average of 158 mm (6.2 in) of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.3, but with only 141 mm (5.6 in) of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 44 mm (1.7 in) of precipitation over 12.2 days.[5]
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