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Bezirk Mittelland

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Bezirk Mittelland is one of 3 districts of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and comprises 5 municipalities with 18'164 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.

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Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Mittelland

district results as published by BFS
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
FDP48.4% · strongest party
FDP48.4%
SVP37.5%
Mitte13.5%
Übrige0.5%
Teufen (AR)
260 %
median of its municipalities
360 %
Trogen
450 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 260 % % in Teufen (AR) to 450 % % in Trogen (median 360 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.8 % in Teufen (AR) to 15.1 % in Trogen (ESTV 2'026)

Vacancy rate
1.22 %
Dwellings
9'234
Avg. rooms
4.2
Built before 1946
39.3%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+195 +1.1%
births
149
deaths
170
net migration
+200
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
8'943
Workplaces
1'595
Services share
78.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 371 (4.1%) · Secondary 1'591 (17.8%) · Tertiary 6'981 (78.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
148
Organic share
27 %
Farmland
3'095 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
7.9 °C
Precipitation
1'534 mm
Elevation
567–1'248 m
Flat share
9.9%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
127 GWh
Electricity
29.1 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
111 min
Road to centre
80 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (29.11329.113 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Map

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Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Mittelland?
Bezirk Mittelland comprises 5 municipalities: Teufen, Speicher, Gais, Bühler, Trogen. Together they have 18'164 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Mittelland in?
Bezirk Mittelland lies in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, which is divided into 3 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Mittelland?
Bezirk Mittelland has 18'164 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 5 municipalities; the largest is Teufen with 6'646.
Does Bezirk Mittelland have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Mittelland the municipal rate ranges from 260 % (Teufen (AR)) to 450 % (Trogen).
How did Bezirk Mittelland vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Mittelland voted 58.1 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.