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  1. Geography

  2. Demographics

  3. References

{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Wassen
| image_photo = Kirche Wassen.jpg
| municipality_name = Wassen
| municipality_type = municipality
| imagepath_coa = Wappen Wassen.svg|pixel_coa=
| map =
| languages = German
| canton = Uri
| iso-code-region = CH-UR
| district = n.a.
|coordinates = {{coord|46|42|N|8|35|E|display=inline,title}}
|lat_NS=N|long_EW=E
| postal_code = 6484
| municipality_code = 1220
| area = 97.02
| elevation = 930|elevation_description=
| population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-UR|1220}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-UR}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-UR}}
| website = www.wassen.ch
| mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
| mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
| places =
| demonym =
| neighboring_municipalities= Attinghausen, Engelberg (OW), Erstfeld, Gadmen (BE), Göschenen, Gurtnellen
| twintowns =
|}}

Wassen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Geography

Wassen has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|97|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 12.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[1] {{as of|1993|alt=In the 1993/97 land survey}}, 9.6% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 6.8% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.2% is covered with buildings, and 0.8% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.2% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 48.5% is too rocky for vegetation, and 18.3% is other unproductive land.[1]

It is on the Gotthard line and the rail line makes a double loop near Wassen to help the trains deal with the climb. The Susten Pass connects Wassen with Innertkirchen.

Demographics

Wassen has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-UR}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-UR|1220}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-UR}} {{as of|2007}}, 7.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -16%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (94.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.4%) and Italian being third (1.3%).[2] {{as of|2007}} the gender distribution of the population was 51.8% male and 48.2% female.[3]

In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 85.9% of the vote.[2]

In Wassen about 53% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[2]

Wassen has an unemployment rate of 0.64%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 43 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 121 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[4]

year population
1970 764
1980 671
1990 545
2000 465
2005 466
2007 456

References

1. ^Canton Uri - Ground use statistics {{de icon}} accessed 8 September 2009
2. ^Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 09-Sep-2009
3. ^Uri Population statistics {{de_icon}} accessed 8 September 2009
4. ^Uri in Numbers 2009/10 edition {{de icon}} accessed 8 September 2009
{{commons category|Wassen}}{{Municipalities of the canton of Uri}}

1 : Municipalities of the canton of Uri

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