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Geography in canton Obwalden

Name: The largest municipalities by area in canton Obwalden (2025)
Creator: Bundesamt für Landestopografie (swisstopo)
License: https://opendata.swiss/en/terms-of-use#terms_by

All Geography rankings for the municipalities of canton Obwalden — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.

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Largest by area

swisstopo · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Area
1	Kerns	92.6 km²
2	Giswil	86 km²
3	Sarnen	76.9 km²
4	Engelberg	74.9 km²
5	Sachseln	57.5 km²
6	Alpnach	56.4 km²
7	Lungern	46.5 km²

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Highest municipalities

Wikidata · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Elevation
1	Sachseln	1'634 m
2	Sarnen	1'309 m
3	Giswil	1'237 m
4	Alpnach	1'039 m
5	Kerns	1'017 m
6	Engelberg	1'015 m
7	Lungern	716 m

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Second homes

ARE · 2026

Rank	Municipality	Second-home share
1	Engelberg	55.9%
2	Lungern	18.9%
3	Kerns	16.3%
4	Sarnen	16%
5	Giswil	15.2%
6	Sachseln	12.7%
7	Alpnach	8%

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Organic farming

BFS · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Organic share
1	Giswil	59.1%
2	Lungern	46.7%
3	Sachseln	41%
4	Sarnen	28.6%
5	Kerns	24.1%
6	Engelberg	20.8%
7	Alpnach	12.5%

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Geography in canton Obwalden

Largest by area

Highest municipalities

Second homes

Organic farming

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