Bern-Mittelland (administrative district)

Bern-Mittelland District in the canton of Bern was created on 1 January 2010.^[1] It is part of the Bern-Mittelland administrative region, and is the only district in the region. It contains 74 municipalities with an area of 946.30 km² (365.37 sq mi) and a population (as of 2020^[update]) of 418,191.^[2]

Bern-Mittelland District Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
Capital	Ostermundigen
Area
• Total	947 km2 (366 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	418,191
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	74

It is made up of the valley of the rivers Aare and Emme, some of the foothills of the Bernese Alps, as well as the plain around the capital Bern, and has many small farms and hilly forested regions with small to mid-sized towns scattered throughout. It is perhaps best known by foreigners and visitors for the Emmental. The classic Swiss cheese with holes Emmentaler comes from this region's forests and pastures, of hilly and low mountainous countryside in the 1,000 to 2,000 m (3,300 to 6,600 ft) range.

Municipalities

Flag	Name	Population (31 December 2020)[2]	Area in km2[3]
	Allmendingen	579	3.80
	Arni	936	10.44
	Bäriswil	1,071	2.72
	Belp	11,603	23.26
	Bern	134,794	51.61
	Biglen	1,847	3.61
	Bolligen	6,308	16.56
	Bowil	1,354	14.69
	Bremgarten bei Bern	4,340	1.91
	Brenzikofen	481	2.20
	Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	86	2.14
	Ferenbalm	1,214	9.18
	Fraubrunnen	5,203	31.91
	Frauenkappelen	1,320	9.31
	Freimettigen	461	2.95
	Gerzensee	1,237	7.79
	Grosshöchstetten	4,143	3.47
	Guggisberg	1,490	54.92
	Gurbrü	254	1.84
	Häutligen	256	3.0
	Herbligen	593	2.77
	Iffwil	428	5.07
	Ittigen	11,430	4.21
	Jaberg	306	1.32
	Jegenstorf	5,738	13.49
	Kaufdorf	1,073	2.04
	Kehrsatz	4,380	4.44
	Kiesen	1,012	4.69
	Kirchdorf	1,796	6.10
	Kirchlindach	3,200	11.97
	Köniz	42,388	50.98
	Konolfingen	5,451	12.79
	Kriechenwil	441	4.76
	Landiswil	619	10.26
	Laupen	3,230	4.11
	Linden	1,304	13.23
	Mattstetten	580	3.82
	Meikirch	2,526	10.22
	Mirchel	616	2.35
	Moosseedorf	4,092	6.34
	Mühleberg	2,997	26.21
	Münchenbuchsee	10,233	8.82
	Münchenwiler	518	2.50
	Münsingen	12,966	15.77
	Muri bei Bern	13,182	7.64
	Neuenegg	5,601	21.87
	Niederhünigen	657	5.40
	Niedermuhlern	512	7.24
	Oberbalm	866	12.42
	Oberdiessbach	3,552	16.47
	Oberhünigen	316	6.03
	Oberthal	721	10.51
	Oppligen	638	3.40
	Ostermundigen	17,758	5.96
	Riggisberg	2,599	34.5
	Rubigen	2,892	6.93
	Rüeggisberg	1,765	35.79
	Rüschegg	1,697	57.27
	Schwarzenburg	6,812	44.88
	Stettlen	3,162	3.52
	Thurnen	2,035	6.0
	Toffen	2,547	4.91
	Urtenen-Schönbühl	6,367	7.18
	Vechigen	5,512	24.82
	Wald	1,160	13.30
	Walkringen	1,755	17.19
	Wichtrach	4,377	11.57
	Wiggiswil	103	1.44
	Wileroltigen	361	4.16
	Wohlen bei Bern	9,240	36.33
	Worb	11,621	21.10
	Zäziwil	1,601	5.42
	Zollikofen	10,640	5.38
	Zuzwil	563	3.46
	Total (74)	418,191	946.30

Mergers and name changes

• On 1 January 2011 the former municipalities of Albligen and Wahlern merged to form the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.^[4]
• The municipality of Belpberg merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Belp.^[5]
• On 1 January 2014 the former municipality of Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach merged into the municipality of Oberdiessbach. The former municipalities of Büren zum Hof, Etzelkofen, Grafenried, Limpach, Mülchi, Schalunen and Zauggenried merged into the municipality of Fraubrunnen, the former municipality of Münchringen and Scheunen merged into the municipality of Jegenstorf.^[4]
• The municipality of Tägertschi merged on 1 January 2017 into the municipality of Münsingen.
• On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Gelterfingen, Mühledorf and Noflen merged into the municipality of Kirchdorf.
• The municipality of Schlosswil merged on 1 January 2018 into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten.
• On 1 January 2019 the former municipality of Golaten merged into the municipality of Kallnach.
• On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Kirchenthurnen, Lohnstorf and Mühlethurnen merged into the new municipality of Thurnen.
• On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Rümligen merged into Riggisberg.^[6]
• On 1 January 2022 the former municipality of Clavaleyres merged into Murten (Canton of Freiburg)
• On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of Diemerswil merged into Münchenbuchsee.

Demographics

Bern-Mittelland has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 418,191. As of 2008^[update], the population was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. The population was made up of 156,642 Swiss men (40.3% of the population) and 31,135 (8.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 172,829 Swiss women (44.5%) and 2,794 (0.7%) non-Swiss women.^[7]