The Canton of Obwalden, also called Obwald, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation, in Central Switzerland. It is composed of seven municipalities, and the seat of its government and parliament is Sarnen, which is also its largest town, followed by Kerns and Alpnach. It is traditionally considered a half-canton, the other half being Nidwalden, and the two together formed the forest canton of Unterwalden, one of the participants in the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The canton lies essentially in the valley of the Sarner Aa south of Lake Lucerne, with an exclave around Engelberg, and covers about 490.5 square kilometres. It had 38,108 inhabitants at the end of 2020, and since 1999 it has counted as a full canton.
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Area (sq km) Connections
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1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.deCantons table, population estimate of 2020-12-31
Obwalden OW Sarnen 490 25,865 29,025 32,427 35,585 38,108 39,874
On Continent: Europe, Page header, Europe, Switzerland
Europe → Switzerland
View the Source 2. Obwalden (Wikipedia)
Geography
The total area of the canton is 490.5 square kilometers
Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
Obwalden lies in Central Switzerland
Has Capital: Sarnen, Lead
the seat of the government and parliament is in Sarnen
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