Switzerland · Canton Code NW
Nidwalden
NWCapital: Stans
Total Population
45'664
Municipalities
11
Largest Municipality
8'565
Avg. Population per Municipality
4'151
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BFSReligion
FSO · structural survey · 2022Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2022
Roman Catholic58.7% 22'220
No affiliation23.8% 8'990
Reformed Protestant10.2% 3'876
Other Christian2.9% 1'086
Muslim communities2.5% 953
Other religions1.2% 467
Not stated0.6% 237
Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.
Structural Survey 2022 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Energy & electricity
ElCom · BFE · 2026Median tariff H4
22.06 Rp./kWh
Swiss median H4
27.7 Rp./kWh
Roof solar potential
253 GWh/yr
Cheapest municipalityWolfenschiessen 22.06 Rp./kWh
Most expensive municipalityBeckenried 26.25 Rp./kWh
Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 11 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipalities in Canton
swisstopo · 1111 municipalities
Beckenried
NWPopulation:3'770
Postal codes:2
63756376
Buochs
NWPopulation:5'607
Postal codes:1
6374
Dallenwil
NWPopulation:1'856
Postal codes:1
6383
Emmetten
NWPopulation:1'691
Postal codes:2
63766377
Ennetbürgen
NWPopulation:5'361
Postal codes:3
636363736374
Ennetmoos
NWPopulation:2'313
Postal codes:3
636263706372
Hergiswil
NWPopulation:6'316
Postal codes:3
601060136052
Oberdorf
NWPopulation:3'095
Postal codes:4
637063746382+1 more
Stans
NWPopulation:8'565
Postal codes:3
637063726373
Stansstad
NWPopulation:4'916
Postal codes:3
636263636365
Wolfenschiessen
NWPopulation:2'174
Postal codes:5
638363866387+2 more
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
72.8% YesNo 27.2%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
69.5% YesNo 30.5%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
41.0% YesNo 59.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.5% YesNo 26.5%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
- How many municipalities does canton Nidwalden have?
- Canton Nidwalden has 11 municipalities. The largest are Stans, Hergiswil, Buochs.
- What is the population of canton Nidwalden?
- Canton Nidwalden has about 45'664 residents.
- What is the capital of canton Nidwalden?
- The capital of canton Nidwalden is Stans.