Werdenberg Wahlkreis Werdenberg |
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Constituency | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | St. Gallen |
Area | |
• Total | 206.48 km2 (79.72 sq mi) |
Population (December 2015) | |
• Total | 37,954 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Municipalities | 6 |
Werdenberg (Wahlkreis) or Wahlkreis Werdenberg is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis (SFOS number 1724) was established on June 10, 2001. The Wahlkreis has its name by the municipality Grabs-Werdenberg.
Werdenberg Wahlkreis has a population of 37,954 (as of 31 December 2015). Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 661 are from Germany, 908 are from Italy, 3,006 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 567 are from Austria, 390 are from Turkey, and 1,124 are from another country. Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 29,264 speak German, 126 people speak French, 648 people speak Italian, and 102 people speak Romansh.
The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in the Werdenberg Wahlkreis is; 4,097 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,662 teenagers or 14.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,077 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5,380 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 5,046 people or 15.3% are between 40 and 49, and 4,070 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 2,671 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,887 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 943 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 169 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 2 people who are 100 or more.