Oberiberg

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Oberiberg

Location of Oberiberg

Coordinates: 47°01′N 8°46′E / 47.017°N 8.767°ECoordinates: 47°01′N 8°46′E / 47.017°N 8.767°E

Country

Area

• Total

32.94 km² (12.72 sq mi)

Elevation

1,130 m (3,710 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

878

• Density

27/km² (69/sq mi)

Postal code

8843

SFOS number

1368

Surrounded by

Alpthal, Einsiedeln, Illgau, Muotathal, Schwyz, Unteriberg

Website

www.oberiberg.ch
SFSO statistics

Oberiberg is a village and municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the village of Oberiberg and the hamlet and ski area of Hoch-Ybrig.

Oberiberg is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Yberge. Until the separation, in 1884, into Unteriberg and Oberiberg the independent municipality was known simply as Iberg.

Oberiberg has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 32.8 km² (12.7 sq mi). Of this area, 50.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It consists of the village of Oberiberg and the hamlet of Hoch-Ybrig.

Oberiberg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 878. As of 2007^[update], 7.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.2%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 0.4%) and Albanian being third ( 0.3%).

As of 2000^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.7% male and 48.3% female. The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Oberiberg is; 150 people or 20.9% of the population is between 0 and 19. 189 people or 26.3% are 20 to 39, and 260 people or 36.2% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 61 people or 8.5% are 65 to 74. There are 54 people or 7.5% who are 70 to 79 and 4 people or 0.56% of the population who are over 80.

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