Ferrera is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Viamala Region
Viamala Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It had an area of and a population of (as of ).. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.
Merger ...
in the
Grisons,
Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of
Innerferrera and
Ausserferrera. Geographically, it covers the entire
Ferrera valley.
Historical population
The combined historical population of the two municipalities is given in the following table:
: Population increase due to construction of the dam at Valle di Lei
Languages
Weather
Innerferrera village in Ferrera has an average of 118.2 days of rain per year and on average receives of
precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...
. The wettest month is August during which time Innerferrera receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.3, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 12.2 days.
[, the weather station elevation is 1475 meters above sea level.]
References
External links
Official Web site*
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