Buochs
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| Canton | Nidwalden |
| District | n.a. |
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| Population | 5227 (December 2003) |
| Area | 12.04 km² |
| Elevation | 435 m |
| Postal code | 6374 |
| SFOS number | 1502 |
| Website | www.buochs.ch |
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Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has a population of 5200 of which 12% is of foreign nationality (2002). The area of Buochs is 12.04 km².
There are 260 local businesses which employ 1300 people. 14% of these are in the agricultural sector, 34% in trade and industry, and 52% in services.
The main sights of Buochs are the church St. Martin, the Loreto chapel in Ennerberg, a monument of Johann Melchior Wyrsch, and the quay.
Beckenried | Buochs | Dallenwil | Emmetten | Ennetbürgen | Ennetmoos | Hergiswil | Oberdorf | Stans | Stansstad | Wolfenschiessen
Canton of Nidwalden | Municipalities of the canton of Nidwalden
