Lauwil
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| Coordinates: 47°23′N 7°41′E / 47.383°N 7.683°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 7°41′E / 47.383°N 7.683°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Waldenburg | |
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| • Total | 7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 633 m (2,077 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 329 | |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4426 | |
| SFOS number | 2889 | |
| Surrounded by | Beinwil (SO), Bretzwil, Mümliswil-Ramiswil (SO), Nunningen (SO), Reigoldswil | |
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Lauwil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Lauwil is first mentioned in 1194 as Luiwilre.
Lauwil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.27 square kilometers (2.81 sq mi). Of this area, 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) or 47.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) or 49.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) or 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.7%. Out of the forested land, 46.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.8% is used for growing crops and 25.6% is pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops and 18.6% is used for alpine pastures. All of the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Waldenburg district, in a depression in the Jura Mountains at an elevation of 637 m (2,090 ft). It consists of the village of Lauwil and the hamlets of Bez.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, Coupeaux Vert incensed Gules.
Lauwil has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 329. As of 2008[update], 6.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007), the population has changed at a rate of 6.8%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (305 or 99.3%), with Italian being second most common (1 or 0.3%) and Polish being third (1 or 0.3%).
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