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Interlaken District

Coordinates: 46°41′00″N 7°52′00″E / 46.6833°N 7.86667°E / 46.6833; 7.86667
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Interlaken District
Amtsbezirk Interlaken
District
Flag of Interlaken District
Location of Interlaken District
Country Switzerland
Canton Bern
CapitalInterlaken
Area
 • Total
681 km2 (263 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
38,156
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities23

Interlaken is a district of the canton of Bern.

From 1 January 2010, the district lost its administrative power while being replaced by the Interlaken-Oberhasli, whose administrative centre is Interlaken. Since 2010, it remains therefore a fully recognised district under the law and the Constitution (Art.3 al.2) of the Canton of Berne.

Its administrative capital was Interlaken. It comprises 23 municipalities with a total area of 724 km2:

46°41′00″N 7°52′00″E / 46.6833°N 7.86667°E / 46.6833; 7.86667