Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Scharans

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Education5
Corporate management5

Scharans Facts

Area16.8 km²
Population992
Male Population477 (48.1%)
Female Population515 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+11.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+5.6%
Median Age42.8 years (Male: 42.7, Female: 42.8)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.71814, 9.45903

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Scharans Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population8918999391,003992
Population Density53.2 / km²53.7 / km²56.1 / km²59.9 / km²59.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Scharans Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 6.8% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Scharans+12.6%+11.6%+6.8%
Graubünden+7.3%+10%+7.6%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Scharans Median Age

Median Age: 42.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Scharans42.8 yrs42.8 yrs42.7 yrs
Graubünden42 yrs43 yrs41.1 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Scharans Population Density

Population Density: 59.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Scharans99216.8 km²59.2 / km²
Graubünden205,1637,105.1 km²28.9 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Scharans Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Scharans

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Scharans CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Scharans11,525 tn11.62 tn688.1 tons/km²
Graubünden2,370,443 tn11.55 tn333.6 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Scharans CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)11,525 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)688.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (9)
EarthquakeMedium (4)
LandslideMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
2/1/181:47 AM3.863.2 km5,000 m4km N of Innerbraz, Austriausgs.gov
1/17/187:07 PM462 km10,000 m2km NE of Innerbraz, Austriausgs.gov
3/6/178:12 PM4.153.5 km10,000 m8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerlandusgs.gov
12/12/1312:59 AM3.637.6 km2,600 m1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtensteinusgs.gov
7/20/133:30 AM3.678.8 km4,200 m3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/4/093:30 PM4.551.3 km2,900 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
12/13/086:02 AM3.352.1 km1,000 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov
11/9/087:22 AM3.721.2 km3,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
4/17/081:07 AM3.448.9 km5,200 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/21/084:40 PM4.25.1 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Scharans

Scharans (Romansh: Scharons) is a municipality in the Hinterrhein District in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

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