Vorderthal
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| Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°54′E / 47.117°N 8.900°ECoordinates: 47°7′N 8°54′E / 47.117°N 8.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | March | |
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| • Total | 27.98 km2 (10.80 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 735 m (2,411 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,014 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8857 | |
| SFOS number | 1348 | |
| Surrounded by | Altendorf, Einsiedeln, Galgenen, Innerthal, Schübelbach | |
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Vorderthal is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Vorderthal has an area, as of 2006[update], of 28 km2 (11 sq mi). Of this area, 35.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Vorderthal has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,014. As of 2007[update], 6.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.5%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Vorderthal is; 291 people or 29.5% of the population is between 0 and 19. 268 people or 27.1% are 20 to 39, and 298 people or 30.2% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 76 people or 7.7% are 65 to 74. There are 45 people or 4.6% who are 70 to 79 and 10 people or 1.01% of the population who are over 80.
As of 2000[update] there are 358 households, of which 78 households (or about 21.8%) contain only a single individual. 29 or about 8.1% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (22.1%), the CVP (13.6%) and the SPS (4%).
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