Buchs, St. Gallen
Municipality in St. Gallen, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Buchs (disambiguation).
Buchs (German pronunciation: [bʊks] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It lies on the border with Liechtenstein. Buchs officially became a town (German: Stadt) in 2002.
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Buchs SG | |
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Coordinates: 47°10′N 9°28′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | St. Gallen |
District | Werdenberg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Gut |
Area | |
• Total | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Highest elevation (Glannachopf) | 2,232 m (7,323 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 12,654 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 9470 |
SFOS number | 3271 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
Surrounded by | Eschen (LI), Gams, Grabs, Schaan (LI), Sennwald, Sevelen, Vaduz (LI) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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