Andwil

Andwil
Andwil
Location of Andwil
Coordinates: 47°26′N 9°17′E / 47.433°N 9.283°E / 47.433; 9.283Coordinates: 47°26′N 9°17′E / 47.433°N 9.283°E / 47.433; 9.283
Country	Switzerland
Canton	St. Gallen
District	St. Gallen
Government
• Mayor	Dominik Gemperli
Area
• Total	6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Elevation	720 m (2,360 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,899
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Postal code	9204
SFOS number	3441
Surrounded by	Gaiserwald, Gossau, Waldkirch
Website	www.andwil.ch SFSO statistics

Andwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Andwil is first mentioned in 846 as Anninwilare. In 1275 it was mentioned as Annewiler.

Andwil has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 6.3 km² (2.4 sq mi). Of this area, 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the St. Gallen Wahlkreise. It consists of the village of Andwil and the hamlets of Oberarnegg, Fronackeren and Hinterberg, as well as the more distant Andwilermoos.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Deer Head couped Gules.

Andwil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,899. As of 2007^[update], about 6.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000^[update]), 11 are from Germany, 16 are from Italy, 47 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 8 are from Austria, 8 are from Turkey, and 24 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 20%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (94.6%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.2%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000^[update]), 1,473 speak German, 5 people speak French, 9 people speak Italian, and 1 person speaks Romansh.