Plessur Region

The Plessur Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It had an area of 285.30 square kilometers (110.15 sq mi) and a population of 42,822 (as of 31 December 2020).^[1] It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.^[2]

Plessur Region Region Plessur (German)
District
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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
Area
• Total	285.30 km2 (110.15 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	42,822
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	3

Municipalities

Municipalities in the Plessur Region

Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)[1]	Area (km2)[3]
Chur	36,336	54.33
Churwalden	1,936	48.53
Arosa	3,162	154.79

Mergers

• On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Maladers merged into Chur.
• On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Haldenstein merged into Chur.^[4]
• On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden merged into Chur.