Buochs

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Coordinates: 46°58′N, 8°25′E

Buochs
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Buochs
Canton Nidwalden
District n.a.
46°58′N, 8°25′E
Population 5,227  (December 2003)
  - Density 434 /km² (1,124 /sq.mi.)
Area 12.04 km² (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 435 m (1,427 ft)
Postal code 6374
SFOS number 1502
Surrounded by Beckenried, Ennetbürgen, Gersau (SZ), Oberdorf, Stans
Twin towns Deidesheim (Germany)
Website www.buochs.ch
Buochs (Switzerland)
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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.