Thusis

Thusis
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Location of Thusis
Coordinates: 46°42′N 9°26′E / 46.700°N 9.433°E / 46.700; 9.433Coordinates: 46°42′N 9°26′E / 46.700°N 9.433°E / 46.700; 9.433
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Viamala
Area
• Total	6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation	720 m (2,360 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	3,025
• Density	440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code	7430
SFOS number	3668
Surrounded by	Cazis, Fürstenau, Lohn, Masein, Rongellen, Sils im Domleschg, Urmein
Website	www.thusis.ch SFSO statistics

Thusis (Italian: Tosana, Romansh: Tusàn) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Thusis is first mentioned in 1156 as Tosana.

Thusis has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 18% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is the capital of the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It is the center of the Hinterrhein valley and is located at the confluence of the Hinterrhein and Nolla rivers. Thusis is also at the end of the Viamala canyon. It consists of the village of Thusis and, since 1875, includes Übernolla.

Thusis has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,025. As of 2008^[update], 23.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Thusis is; 304 people or 11.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 142 people or 5.2% are 10 to 14, and 141 people or 5.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 354 people or 13.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 460 people or 16.9% are 30 to 39, 402 people or 14.8% are 40 to 49, and 333 people or 12.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 255 people or 9.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 195 people or 7.2% are 70 to 79, there are 104 people or 3.8% who are 80 to 89, and there are 27 people or 1.0% who are 90 to 99.