Schwändi, Glarus
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| Population | 476 (December 2012) | |||||||||
| - Density | 137 /km2 (354 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 701 m (2,300 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8762 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 1628 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Glarus, Mitlödi, Schwanden | |||||||||
| Website | www.schwaendi.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Schwändi is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Schwändi is part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.
Geography
Schwändi has an area, as of 2006, of 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 33% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[1]
Demographics
Schwändi has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 476.[2] As of 2007, 8.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.7%), with French being second most common ( 0.5%) and English being third ( 0.5%).[1]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 64.8% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to the SVP with 29.7% of the vote.[1]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Schwändi about 79.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[1]
Schwändi has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. As of 2005, there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14-Sep-2009
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 29 August 2013
- ↑ Canton Glarus population growth (German) accessed 9 September 2009
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