Oberwil, Basel-Country
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| Coordinates: 47°31′N 7°33′E / 47.517°N 7.550°ECoordinates: 47°31′N 7°33′E / 47.517°N 7.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Arlesheim | |
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| • Total | 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 11,167 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4104 | |
| SFOS number | 2771 | |
| Surrounded by | Allschwil, Biel-Benken, Binningen, Bottmingen, Neuwiller (FR-68), Reinach, Therwil | |
| Twin towns | Aschau im Zillertal (Austria) | |
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Oberwil is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Oberwil is first mentioned around 1102-03 as Oberuuilre.
Oberwil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.88 square kilometers (3.04 sq mi). Of this area, 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) or 44.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) or 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) or 35.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 21.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 17.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.0% is used for growing crops and 8.0% is pastures, while 3.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, in the middle Leimen valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Pallet wavy Argent, in dexter a Sword and in sinister a Key of the same.
Oberwil has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 11,167. As of 2008[update], 18.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 11.6%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (8,184 or 87.4%), with English being second most common (233 or 2.5%) and French being third (191 or 2.0%). There are 7 people who speak Romansh.
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