Surava is first mentioned about 1580 as Surraguas.
Geography
Before the merger, Surava had a total area of. Of this area, 10.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 78.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. The former municipality is located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula District. It consists of the linear village of Surava on the right bank of the Albula river. In 1883 the municipality of Brienz-Surava split into Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava.
Demographics
Surava had a population of 196. , 7.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22%. , the gender distribution of the population was 52.8% male and 47.2% female. The age distribution,, in Surava is; 9 people or 12.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 people or 8.0% are 10 to 14, and 7 people or 9.3% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 10 people or 13.3% are 30 to 39, 14 people or 18.7% are 40 to 49, and 10 people or 13.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 4.0% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 9.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 1.3% who are 90 to 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 43.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the FDP and the SPS. In Surava about 66.2% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Surava has an unemployment rate of 0.67%. , there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 35 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1725
89
1850
159
1900
148
1950
203
1960
136
1970
93
1980
62
1990
73
2000
150
Language
Most of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common and Albanian being third.
