Businesses in Vorderthal

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Vorderthal

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	11
Construction of buildings	8

Vorderthal Facts

Area	33.0 km²
Population	1,057
Male Population	563 (53.3%)
Female Population	494 (46.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+5.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.3%
Median Age	41.5 years (Male: 41.4, Female: 41.6)
Neighborhoods	Siebnen
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.12172, 8.90225

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Vorderthal Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,000	977	994	1,046	1,057
Population Density	30.3 / km²	29.6 / km²	30.1 / km²	31.7 / km²	32 / km²

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

Vorderthal Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 5.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Vorderthal	+4.6%	+7.1%	+5.2%
Canton of Schwyz	+50.4%	+35.4%	+21.7%
Switzerland	+30.6%	+24.4%	+15.8%

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

Vorderthal Median Age

Median Age: 41.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Vorderthal	41.5 yrs	41.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Canton of Schwyz	41.4 yrs	41.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Vorderthal Population Density

Population Density: 32 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Vorderthal	1,057	33 km²	32 / km²
Canton of Schwyz	154,501	907.8 km²	170 / 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

Vorderthal 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.

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

Vorderthal CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Vorderthal	15,024 tn	14.21 tn	455.3 tons/km²
Canton of Schwyz	2,184,426 tn	14.14 tn	2,406.3 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

Vorderthal CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	15,024 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	14.21 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	455.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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	24.3 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	45.5 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	45.9 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	26.9 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	35.2 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	42.7 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	43.2 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	57.4 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/5/07	11:15 AM	3.1	54.8 km	0 m	Austria	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	21.6 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Vorderthal

Vorderthal is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

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