Buochs
Buochs | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Buochs  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Nidwalden |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,312 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6374 |
| SFOS number | 1502 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-NW |
| Surrounded by | Beckenried, Ennetbürgen, Gersau (SZ), Oberdorf, Stans |
| Twin towns | Deidesheim (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Geography
Buochs has an area of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers or glaciers).[3]
Demographics
Buochs has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 5,274, of which 11.7% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (90.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Serbo-croatian being third ( 1.7%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was FDP which received 89.9% of the vote. The rest of the votes were split between small right-wing parties (9.4%), the various other groups (0.7%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 26.7% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 60.6% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.6%.The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Buochs about 73% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Buochs has an unemployment rate of 1.32%. As of 2005[update], there were 143 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 54 businesses involved in this agricultural sector. 484 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 53 businesses in this manufacturing sector. 856 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 151 businesses in the services sector.[3]
Sights
The main sights of Buochs are the church St. Martin, the Loreto chapel in Ennerberg, a monument of Johann Melchior Wyrsch, and the quay.
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 28-May-2009
