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Geography in canton Obwalden

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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Remotest municipalities

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time
1	Kerns	132 min
2	Lungern	117 min
3	Giswil	114 min
4	Engelberg	113 min
5	Alpnach	106 min
6	Sachseln	105 min
7	Sarnen	99 min

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Best-connected municipalities

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time
1	Sarnen	99 min
2	Sachseln	105 min
3	Alpnach	106 min
4	Engelberg	113 min
5	Giswil	114 min
6	Lungern	117 min
7	Kerns	132 min

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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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