Cama, Switzerland

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Cama
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Coat of arms of Cama
Coat of arms
Cama is located in Switzerland
Cama
Cama
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Location of Cama
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Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Moesa
Area[1]
 • Total 15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation 366 m (1,201 ft)
Population (Dec 2014[2])
 • Total 573
 • Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Postal code 6557
SFOS number 3831
Surrounded by Dosso del Liro (IT-CO), Gordona (IT-SO), Grono, Leggia, Livo (IT-CO), Lostallo, Verdabbio
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Cama is a municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Cama is first mentioned in 1219 as Camma.[3]

Between 1907 and 1978, Mesocco was linked to Bellinzona and the Gotthard railway to the south, and Mesocco to the north, by the Bellinzona–Mesocco railway. The section between Cama and Castione-Arbedo station, on the Gotthard line, remained open for freight until 2003, and is now operated as a tourist railway.

Geography

Cama Lake in Val Mesolcina

Cama has an area, as of 2006, of 15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi). Of this area, 4.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality is located in the Moesa district in the Roveredo sub-district, along both banks of the Moesa river. It consists of the village of Cama and the sections of Al Pont and Norantola.

Lago di Cama is located in the municipality.

Demographics

Cama has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 573.[2] As of 2008, 13.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3%.[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Cama is; 53 children or 11.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 16 teenagers or 3.4% are 10 to 14, and 15 teenagers or 3.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 67 people or 14.1% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 80 people or 16.9% are 30 to 39, 69 people or 14.6% are 40 to 49, and 67 people or 14.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 53 people or 11.2% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 38 people or 8.0% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (32%), the FDP (17.4%) and the SP (15.3%).[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Cama about 64.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Cama has an unemployment rate of 2.56%. As of 2005, there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 93 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1826 171
1850 214
1860 272
1900 250
1950 254
2000 474

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Italian (88.2%), with German being second most common ( 5.1%) and Portuguese being third ( 2.3%).[4]

Languages in Cama
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 10 2.83% 18 4.81% 24 5.06%
Italian 328 92.92% 347 92.78% 418 88.19%
Population 353 100% 374 100% 474 100%

References

  1. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 2.0 2.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cama in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23-Oct-2009
  5. 5.0 5.1 Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  6. Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009

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