Brig District, Switzerland

Brig District is an administrative subregion in Valais in Switzerland with a population of approximately 27,360 people.

Facts and figures on Brig District at a glance

Region name: Brig District (Brig District)
Status: Adminstrative subregion
Population: 27,360 people
Region name (Level 1): Valais Canton du Valais
Country: Switzerland
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of Brig District (Brig District) is located in Brig (Brig) with a population of 5,000 people. The distance as the crow flies from Brig District's regional headquarters Brig to Switzerland's capital Bern (Bern) is approximately 81 km (51 mi).

Facts and figures on Brig District
RegionPopulationRegional headquartersPopulation
Brig District Brig District27,360 peopleBrig Brig5,000 people

Compare with other regions in Valais.

Map of Brig District

Map of Brig District

Information on Brig District

Information on Brig District
Region nameRegion name Level 1CountryContinent
Brig District Brig DistrictValais Canton du ValaisSwitzerlandEurope

Time in Brig District

Time in Brig District
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 3 May 2024 - 8:40pm (20:40h)In effect (+1 hour)Fri, 3 May 2024 - 7:40pm (19:40h)GMT UTC +2.0Europe/Zurich

Geographic coordinates of Brig District

Latitude & Longitude of Brig District
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map46°16'57.2"N (46.2825500°)8°00'42.7"E (8.0118500°)

Subregions in Brig District

There are 7 administrative subregions in Brig District.
Subregions in Brig District
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Brig-Glis Brig-Glis1.13,079--
Eggerberg Eggerberg2.338--
Naters Naters3.10,175--
Ried-Brig Ried-Brig4.2,111--
Simplon Simplon5.300--
Termen Termen6.971--
Zwischbergen Zwischbergen7.74--

External sources of information on Brig District

Brig District on Wikipedia