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| Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°45′E / 46.967°N 8.750°ECoordinates: 46°58′N 8°45′E / 46.967°N 8.750°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | Schwyz | |
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| • Total | 172.16 km2 (66.47 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Church Muotathal) | 626 m (2,054 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 3,543 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | German: Muotathaler/-in | |
| Postal code | 6436 | |
| SFOS number | 1367 | |
| Localities | Ried, Schachen, Wil, Hinterthal, Chrüz, Pragel, Bisisthal, Glattalp, Toralp, Charetalp, Goldplangg | |
| Surrounded by | Bürglen (UR), Glarus (GL), Glarus Süd (GL), Illgau, Innerthal, Morschach, Oberiberg, Riemenstalden, Spiringen (UR), Schwyz, Unteriberg, Unterschächen (UR) | |
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Muotathal is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The eponymous valley, the Muotatal, is formed by the Muota, which joins Lake Lucerne at Brunnen.
Muotathal is first mentioned in 1246 as Muthathal and Mutetal.
The village is located in the valley of the river Muota, the Muotatal, with which it shares the name. The municipality is located in a series of valleys on the eastern edge of the canton, on the borders with the cantons of Uri and Glarus. It is the 10th largest municipality area-wise in Switzerland. It consists of the hamlet Ried, village sections of Schachen, Wil, Hinterthal (had its own post office since 1896, though it has now grown together with Schachen), and the hamlet Bisisthal in the Bisistal further upstream of the Muota. It also includes a number of alps including Glatt-, Tor-, Charetalp and Goldplangg.
The municipality Muotathal has an area, as of 2006[update], of 172.2 km2 (66.5 sq mi). Of this area, 32.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (44.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Muotathal has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 3,543. As of 2007[update], 5.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.5%) and Macedonian being third ( 0.3%).
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