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S-chanf

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S-chanf
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S-chanf

Total population

748

Air quality index

30Good
Elevation1660 m
Land area138.03 km²
Coordinates46.61°, 9.99°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
1660 m
Area
138.03 km²
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.s-chanf.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

S-chanf is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.

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History & geography

Geography

(1925)]] S-chanf has an area, , of . Of this area, 23.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (57.1%) is nonproductive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It consists of the linear village of with the sections of Cinuos-chel and Susauna. The village's elevation is . Susauna is a hamlet on the territory of S-chanf municipality, situated on the road to Scaletta Pass, a historic international trading route.

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Geography

Latitude
46.6125
Longitude
9.9855
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
69
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
220,485
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Large Ringlet
    Erebia euryale Esper, 1777 · Insecta
    4,771
  • red deer
    Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    3,587
  • chamois
    Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3,127
  • Swiss Brassy Ringlet
    Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1777 · Insecta
    2,029
  • Chalk-hill Blue
    Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta
    1,999
  • Alpine ibex
    Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    1,556
  • Alpine marmot
    Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    1,455
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,237

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
184
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2001-07-17

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of S-chanf, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)