Moesa District, often referred to as Moesano, is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 496.11 km2 (191.55 sq mi) corresponding to the Val Mesolcina, the valley of the eponymous Moesa River.
It has a population of 8,338 (as of 31 December 2014). The official language is Italian.
It consists of three Kreise (circles) and seventeen municipalities:
The official language of Moesa is Italian, traditionally the Western Lombard dialect spoken by the native population.
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Selma and Cauco merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 9°07′E / 46.233°N 9.117°E / 46.233; 9.117
The Moesa is a 47 km river, a tributary of the Ticino, which flows through the Swiss cantons of Graubünden and Ticino.
It rises in Val Vignun near the San Bernardino Pass and descends, along with the A13 motorway, through the Val Mesolcina towards Roveredo, where it receives the rivers Calancasca and Traversagna. Near Arbedo-Castione the Moesa flows into the Ticino.
The Moesa is a popular river for kayaking.
This article originated as a translation of Moesa in the Italian Wikipedia.
Coordinates: 46°19′19″N 9°12′22″E / 46.322°N 9.2061°E / 46.322; 9.2061