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| Population | 2,054 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 305 /km2 (789 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 519 m (1,703 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3324 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 0409 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bäriswil, Kernenried, Krauchthal, Lyssach, Mattstetten, Mötschwil, Münchrigen | |||||||||
| Website | www.hindelbank.ch SFSO statistics |
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Hindelbank
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Hindelbank is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Hindelbank is first mentioned in 1275 as Hundelwanc.[3]
Hindelbank has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi). Of this area, 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) or 60.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) or 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 16.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.4%. 21.8% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 51.4% is used for growing crops and 8.9% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.[4]
Hindelbank includes the Ribbon road village of Hindelbank and the women's prison in Wiler.
Hindelbank has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 2,054.[1] As of 2007[update], 7.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.9%), with French being second most common ( 1.2%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (20.5%), the FDP (13.5%) and the Green Party (9.9%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.6% and the seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hindelbank about 76.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Hindelbank has an unemployment rate of 1.92%. As of 2005[update], there were 79 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 154 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 23 businesses in this sector. 523 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 82 businesses in this sector.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1764 | 328 |
| 1850 | 651 |
| 1880 | 1,124 |
| 1900 | 1,006 |
| 1950 | 1,162 |
| 1990 | 1,970 |
| 2000 | 2,000 |