Rheintal
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Rheintal (Swiss German: Rhine Valley) is a wahlkreis (constituency) of the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, formed under the new constitution of the canton on 10 June 2001. It consists largely of the former districts of Oberrheintal and Unterrheintal.
The population as of December 2006 was 64,138, living within 13 municipalities:
| Constituency name | Population (Dec 2006) |
Area, km² | BFS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altstätten | 10598 | 39.11 | 3251 |
| Au | 6661 | 4.69 | 3231 |
| Balgach | 4077 | 6.52 | 3232 |
| Berneck | 3396 | 5.63 | 3233 |
| Diepoldsau | 5556 | 11.23 | 3234 |
| Eichberg | 1324 | 5.43 | 3252 |
| Marbach | 1878 | 4.42 | 3253 |
| Oberriet | 7816 | 34.51 | 3254 |
| Rebstein | 4228 | 4.26 | 3255 |
| Rheineck | 3226 | 2.18 | 3235 |
| Rüthi | 1945 | 9.34 | 3256 |
| St. Margrethen | 5338 | 6.85 | 3236 |
| Widnau | 8095 | 4.20 | 3238 |
| Total (13) | 64138 | 138.37 | 1723 |
