Obwalden - CH064

EU regions: Switzerland > SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA > Central Switzerland > Obwalden

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2018	127
number of inhabitants	2022	38 435
population density	2019	79.3
old-age dependency ratio	2022	30.9

more on wikipedia * more on wikidata Q12573 * Obwalden slovensky: CH064

Composition of population according to age group, education and economic activity, Obwalden

age group	low education	middle education	high education

note: in thousands, according to labour force sample survey. P – total population, E – employed, U – unemployed, I – number of ecnomically inactive

From wikipedia:

Obwalden, also Obwald (German: (Kanton) Obwalden, [ˈɔbˌvaldən] (listen)) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of seven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Sarnen. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton“, the other half being Nidwalden.

Obwalden lies in Central Switzerland and contains the geographical centre of Switzerland. It is bordered by the canton of Lucerne to the north, the canton of Nidwalden and Uri to the east and the canton of Bern to the south. The canton is essentially in the valley of the Sarner Aa south of Lake Lucerne, with an enclave around Engelberg.

It is one of the smallest cantons. The largest town is Sarnen, followed by Kerns and Alpnach.

Together with Nidwalden, Obwalden was part of the forest canton of Unterwalden, one of the three participants in the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy, named in the Pact of Brunnen of 1315 with Uri and Schwyz. The division of Unterwalden into two separate territories, Nidwalden and Obwalden, appears to develop over the course of the 14th and 15th centuries.

other: Central Switzerland, Nidwalden, Canton of Zug, Schwyz, Canton of Lucerne, Obwalden, Uri

neighbours: Nidwalden, Uri, Canton of Lucerne, canton of Bern

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - Obwalden - CH064, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/CH064

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