Businesses in Lungern

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lungern

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	22
Travel agencies	13
Real estate	11
Corporate management	11
Restaurants	11
Hotels and motels	9
Shopping	9
Electrical installation	6
Churches	6
Education	6

Lungern Facts

Area	55.0 km²
Population	2,134
Male Population	1,096 (51.3%)
Female Population	1,038 (48.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+18.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+9.6%
Median Age	42.1 years (Male: 41.8, Female: 42.4)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.78578, 8.15984
Postal Codes	6078

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Lungern Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,798	1,853	1,947	2,176	2,134
Population Density	32.7 / km²	33.7 / km²	35.4 / km²	39.6 / km²	38.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lungern Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 11.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lungern	+21%	+17.4%	+11.8%
Obwalden	+35.4%	+26%	+16.3%
Switzerland	+30.6%	+24.4%	+15.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lungern Median Age

Median Age: 42.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lungern	42.1 yrs	42.4 yrs	41.8 yrs
Obwalden	40.9 yrs	41.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Lungern Population Density

Population Density: 38.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lungern	2,134	55 km²	38.8 / km²
Obwalden	37,581	490.6 km²	76.6 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lungern Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Lungern

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Lungern

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Lungern CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lungern	24,989 tn	11.71 tn	454.3 tons/km²
Obwalden	440,807 tn	11.73 tn	898.6 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Lungern CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	24,989 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	454.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	51.9 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/24/16	2:44 PM	4.4	60.4 km	5,760 m	6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	49.9 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	67.9 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	8:48 PM	3.4	72.8 km	6,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	50 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/8/06	2:19 PM	3	75.8 km	0 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/25/06	8:18 AM	3.1	65.1 km	10,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
3/18/06	10:49 PM	3	81.6 km	3,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/12/05	7:31 PM	4.4	79.5 km	22,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lungern

Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Lake Lungern is located within the municipality. Besides Lungern itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Bürglen, Kaiserstuhl and Obsee.

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