Plessur District

Plessur is a district of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 266.73 km² and a population of 38,899 people (as of December 2004). The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it. 

Plessur contains 3 Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which makes a total of 16 municipalities:

 Chur sub-district Municipality Population (31 Dec 2004) Area (km²) Chur  32,434  28.01

 Churwalden sub-district Municipality Population (31 Dec 2004) Area (km²) Churwalden  1,234  26.68 Malix  701  12.60 Parpan  269  9.30 Praden  113  6.42 Tschiertschen  225  21.39

 Schanfigg sub-district Municipality Population (31 Dec 2004) Area (km²) Arosa  2,276  42.54 Calfreisen  51  5.17 Castiel  123  5.41 Langwies  285  54.85 Lüen  85  3.46 Maladers  506  7.61 Molinis  151  13.24 Pagig  69  5.24 Peist  221  17.93 St. Peter  156  6.88