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Unterschächen is a
Unterschächen has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (54.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 5.6% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 2.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 31.3% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.3% is covered with buildings, and 0.5% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.5% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 40.4% is too rocky for vegetation, and 13.2% is other unproductive land.Canton Uri - Ground use statistics
accessed 8 September 2009
accessed 09-Sep-2009 the gender distribution of the population was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.Uri Population statistics
accessed 8 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 95.1% of the vote. In Unterschächen about 37% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
accessed 8 September 2009
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ente ...
of Uri Uri may refer to:
Places
* Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland
* Úri, a village and commune in Hungary
* Uri, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
* Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, a town in India
* Uri (island), an island off Malakula Isla ...
in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, situated in the upper Schächental
The Schächental (''Schächen Valley'') is an alpine valley of Uri, Switzerland, formed by the river Schächen. The valley stretches to the east of Altdorf for some 10 km.
Situated in the Schächental are the municipalities of Bürglen ( ...
.
Geography
Unterschächen has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (54.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 5.6% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 2.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 31.3% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.3% is covered with buildings, and 0.5% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.5% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 40.4% is too rocky for vegetation, and 13.2% is other unproductive land.accessed 8 September 2009
Demographics
Unterschächen has a population (as of ) of . , 1.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (99.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.3%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.1%).accessed 09-Sep-2009 the gender distribution of the population was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.Uri Population statistics
accessed 8 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 95.1% of the vote. In Unterschächen about 37% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied art ...
'').
Unterschächen has an unemployment rate of 0.22%. , there were 138 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 51 businesses involved in this sector. 7 people are employed in the secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructio ...
and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 66 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
, with 15 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:Uri in Numbers 2009/10 editionaccessed 8 September 2009
Weather
Unterschächen has an average of 155.5 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Unterschächen receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.8 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is July, with an average of 16, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 14.8 days., the weather station elevation is 1470 meters above sea level.References
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