Buchs, St. Gallen
Buchs (German pronunciation: [bʊks] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It lies on the border with Liechtenstein. Buchs officially became a town (German: Stadt) in 2002.
Buchs SG | |
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Municipality | |
Buchs | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Buchs SG | |
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| Coordinates: 47°10′N 9°28′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Werdenberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Gut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Glannachopf) | 2,232 m (7,323 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 12,654 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9470 |
| SFOS number | 3271 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Eschen (LI), Gams, Grabs, Schaan (LI), Sennwald, Sevelen, Vaduz (LI) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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