Herisau
municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herisau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. As of December 2008, it had 15,527 people living there.
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Herisau | |
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Coordinates: 47°23′N 9°16′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
• Mayor | Gemeindepräsident (list) Kurt Geser (as of June 2019) |
• Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 31 members |
Area | |
• Total | 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 771 m (2,530 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 15,744 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 9100 |
SFOS number | 3001 |
Surrounded by | Degersheim (SG), Flawil (SG), Gossau (SG), Hundwil, St. Gallen (SG), Schwellbrunn, Stein, Waldstatt |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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