Langenthal

Langenthal is a town in the administrative district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Langenthal
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Langenthal
Langenthal Show map of Switzerland Langenthal Show map of Canton of Bern
Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°47′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Oberaargau
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 7 members
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident (list) Thomas Rufener SVP/UDC (as of March 2014)
• Parliament	Stadtrat with 40 members
Area [1]
• Total	17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	481 m (1,578 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	15,624
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	4900-4902
SFOS number	329
Surrounded by	Aarwangen, Bleienbach, Lotzwil, Obersteckholz, Roggwil, Thunstetten, Untersteckholz
Twin towns	Brig (Switzerland), Neviano (Italy)
Website	www.langenthal.ch SFSO statistics

On 1 January 2010, the former municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the municipality of Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the Obersteckholz became part of Langenthal.

Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau.

Gallery

• 
  Langenthal
• 
  Langete