Buochs

Buochs
Coat of arms
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Location of Buochs
Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°25′E / 46.967°N 8.417°E / 46.967; 8.417Coordinates: 46°58′N 8°25′E / 46.967°N 8.417°E / 46.967; 8.417
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Nidwalden
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	9.95 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	5,433
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal code	6374
SFOS number	1502
Surrounded by	Beckenried, Ennetbürgen, Gersau (SZ), Oberdorf, Stans
Twin towns	Deidesheim (Germany)
Website	www.buochs.ch SFSO statistics

Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.

Buochs is first mentioned in 1124 as Boches. In 1184, it was mentioned as Buoches, then in 1210 as Buches, and in 1229 as Buchs.

Buochs has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 9.9 square kilometers (3.8 sq mi). Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located along the roads between Ennetbürgen, Beckenried and Stans. It is on the western side of Lake Lucerne between the Engelberger Aa and the Buochserhorn mountain. It consists of the former linear village of Buochs.

Buochs has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 5,433. As of 2007^[update], 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (90.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.7%). As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

As of 2000^[update], there are 1,893 households, of which 1,150 households (or about 60.8%) contain only one or two individuals. 189 or about 10.0% are large households, with at least five members.