Bregenz District

Bregenz District
Bezirk Bregenz
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CountryAustria
StateVorarlberg
Number of municipalities40
Administrative seatBregenz
Government
  District GovernorGernot Längle
Area
  Total
863.37 km2 (333.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
130,425
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The Bezirk Bregenz is an administrative district (Bezirk) in Vorarlberg, Austria. It comprises the Bregenz Forest region, the Leiblach valley, and the Austrian part of Lake Constance.

The area of the district is 863.37 km2, its population is 130,425 (2012), and the population density is 151 people per km2. The administrative centre of the district is Bregenz.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869 41,186    
1880 41,628+1.1%
1890 44,864+7.8%
1900 49,479+10.3%
1910 53,785+8.7%
1923 51,644−4.0%
1934 56,304+9.0%
1939 56,407+0.2%
1951 70,056+24.2%
1961 78,958+12.7%
1971 95,235+20.6%
1981 105,345+10.6%
1991 115,500+9.6%
2001 121,123+4.9%
Source: Statistik Austria