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population, 127 people or 13.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 188 people or 20.6% are 30 to 39, 140 people or 15.3% are 40 to 49, and 149 people or 16.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 88 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 49 people or 5.4% are 70 to 79, there are 18 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89, and there are 2 people or 0.2% who are 90 to 99.
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As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Silvaplana is; 79 children or 8.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 35 teenagers or 3.8% are 10 to 14, and 38 teenagers or 4.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult
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Silvaplana has an area, as of 2006, of 44.7 km (17.3 sq mi). Of this area, 19.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (64.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
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sailing class conducted a World Championship event at Silvaplana; there were 95 boats that competed over 6 races. While there was high local media interest since the 2006 World Champions were a Swiss pair that won in
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Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (65.9%), with Italian being second most common (15.9%) and Romansh being third (10.6%). Until the mid 19th Century, the entire population spoke the Upper-
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Silvaplana has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,121. As of 2008, 27.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.1%.
1028: 834:. There is a major watersports centre on the SW shore. An advantage of this location is that spectators are never far from the action, as they might be for more conventional maritime locations. 1222: 487:. Before 2017, it was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja, after 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. Above the village at 2,284 m (7,493 ft), the 1084: 869: 1003: 548: 1025: 1077: 289: 1196: 1425: 1070: 1050: 110: 143: 1229: 1410: 544: 822:
The lake is well known for its predictable winds and is therefore a popular venue for water-sailsports including particularly
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In Silvaplana about 75.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory
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Silvaplana has an unemployment rate of 1.74%. As of 2005, there were 21 people employed in the
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watershed. While the stream Ova dal Vallun, which connects Lake Silvaplana and
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and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 95 people are employed in the
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which received 36% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the
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and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 492 people are employed in the
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The first sign of a settlement in the borders of the municipality are some
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connects the Engadine valley to the rest of Graubünden and the
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church was built in 1491. In 1556 the village converted to the
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The historical population is given in the following table:
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of Surlej and Albana, as well as part of the village of
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or additional higher education (either university or a
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Municipality

Coat of arms of Silvaplana
Silvaplana is located in Switzerland
Silvaplana is located in Canton of Graubünden
46°28′N 9°48′E / 46.467°N 9.800°E / 46.467; 9.800
Country
Canton
Graubünden
District
Maloja
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Central European Time
DST
UTC+02:00
Central European Summer Time
Postal code(s)
SFOS number
ISO 3166 code
Bever
Bivio
Samedan
Sankt-Moritz
Sils im Engadin/Segl
www.gemeinde-silvaplana.ch
SFSO statistics
Romansh
Silvaplauna
municipality

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