Realp

Realp
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Location of Realp
Coordinates: 46°35′N 8°30′E / 46.583°N 8.500°E / 46.583; 8.500Coordinates: 46°35′N 8°30′E / 46.583°N 8.500°E / 46.583; 8.500
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Uri
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	78.04 km2 (30.13 sq mi)
Elevation	1,538 m (5,046 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	141
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Postal code	6491
SFOS number	1212
Surrounded by	Airolo (TI), Bedretto (TI), Göschenen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS)
Website	www.realp.ch SFSO statistics

Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Realp is first mentioned in 1363 as Riealb.

Realp has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 78 km² (30 sq mi). Of this area, 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (55.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1993/94 land survey^[update], 0.2% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 2.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery. Of the agricultural land, 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops and 40.0% is used for alpine pastures. Of the settled areas, 0.1% is covered with buildings, and 0.5% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.1% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 43.3% is too rocky for vegetation, and 10.9% is other unproductive land.

The municipality is located on the rise into the Furka Pass.

Realp has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 141. As of 2007^[update], 7.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22.7%. All of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German. As of 2007^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

In the 2007 federal election the FDP party received 96.2% of the vote.

In Realp about 50% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).