Werdenberg (Wahlkreis)
Werdenberg
Wahlkreis Werdenberg | |
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Constituency | |
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Area | |
• Total | 206.48 km2 (79.72 sq mi) |
Population (December 2019) | |
• Total | 39,630 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 6 |
Werdenberg (Wahlkreis) or Wahlkreis Werdenberg is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis (SFOS number 1724) was established on June 10, 2001. The Wahlkreis has its name by the municipality Grabs-Werdenberg.
Demographics[]
Werdenberg Wahlkreis has a population of 39,630 (as of 31 December 2019).[1] Of the foreign population, (as of 2000), 661 are from Germany, 908 are from Italy, 3,006 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 567 are from Austria, 390 are from Turkey, and 1,124 are from another country.[2] Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000), 29,264 speak German, 126 people speak French, 648 people speak Italian, and 102 people speak Romansh.[3]
The age distribution, as of 2000, in the Werdenberg Wahlkreis is; 4,097 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,662 teenagers or 14.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,077 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5,380 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 5,046 people or 15.3% are between 40 and 49, and 4,070 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 2,671 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,887 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 943 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 169 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 2 people who are 100 or more.[3]
In 2000 there were 4,134 persons (or 12.5% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 6,848 (or 20.7%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 18,319 (or 55.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 1,934 (or 5.9%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 249 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 135 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 284 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 1,101 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Out of the total population in Werdenberg Wahlkreis, as of 2000, the highest education level completed by 7,405 people (22.4% of the population) was Primary, while 11,881 (36.0%) have completed Secondary, 3,269 (9.9%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 1,533 (4.6%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.[3]
Economy[]
As of October 2009 the average unemployment rate was 3.3%.[4]
Religion[]
From the 2000 census, 11,012 or 33.4% are Roman Catholic, while 14,888 or 45.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 9 individuals (or about 0.03% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 694 individuals (or about 2.10% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 810 individuals (or about 2.45% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 6 individuals (or about 0.02% of the population) who are Jewish, and 2,411 (or about 7.31% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 199 individuals (or about 0.60% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 1,916 (or about 5.81% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 1,059 individuals (or about 3.21% of the population) did not answer the question.[3]
Municipalities[]
Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2019)[1] | Area in km² |
SFOS number |
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Buchs | 12,861 | 15.95 | 3271 |
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Gams | 3,550 | 22.28 | 3272 |
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Grabs | 7,147 | 54.64 | 3273 |
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Sennwald | 5,665 | 41.53 | 3274 |
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Sevelen | 5,112 | 30.34 | 3275 |
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Wartau | 5,295 | 41.74 | 3276 |
Total (6) | 39,630 | 206.48 | 1724 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009 (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
- ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
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