Municipalities in the canton of Obwalden

Map of the seven Obwalden municipalities

The canton of Obwalden comprises seven political communities , which are called residential communities . The main town is Sarnen , an administrative level district is missing.

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Resident December 31, 2018	Area in km²	Inhabitants / km²
	Alpnach	6031	53.79	112
	Engelberg	4181	74.87	56
	Giswil	3658	85.91	43
	Kerns	6337	92.58	68
	Lounging	2120	46.47	46
	Sachseln	5146	53.89	95
	Sarnen	10,368	73.11	142
	Canton of Obwalden	37,841	490.58	77

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In addition to the land area of ​​the seven municipalities, the total area of ​​the canton also includes the area of ​​the Alpnachersee with 2.57 km² and the area of ​​the Sarnersee with 7.39 km².

Web links

Commons : Municipalities of the canton of Obwalden  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The municipalities , information page on the website of the canton of Obwalden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.