Obwalden: Facts & Figures
The life of a canton can also be expressed in figures, percentages, kilograms, population statistics or any other unit of measurement. These serve to track its development at a variety of levels. The Canton of Obwalden holds statistics for its region on a number of subjects.
Did you know…?
- 3,238 metres is the highest point in the Canton (Mount Titlis).
- 7,599,000 passengers have been carried by the mountain railways of Bergbahnen Engelberg-Trübsee-Titlis AG.
The figures keep coming
- 289.6 million kWh was the Canton's electricity production in the period 2006-07.
- 69 inhabitants per square kilometre is the Canton's population density - far below the national average.
- 400,289 nights were spent in the Canton by tourists from abroad and 252,727 nights by tourists from Switzerland in 2008.
