Bernina

Bernina District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 237.2 km² and has a population of 4,629 (as of 31 December 2010). It is the most south-easterly district in Switzerland, being surrounded on three sides by Italy and is predominantly Italian-speaking. As of 2000, 91% of the population speak Italian, followed by German (7.2%) and Romansh (0.5%). Bernina District consists of two Kreise (sub-districts) Brusio and Poschiavo, each of which contains a single municipality of the same name. The official language of the district of Bernina is Italian.