{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Walchwil | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Walchwil Skyline Usseregg.jpg | imagepath_coa = CHE Walchwil COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Walchwil Flag.svg | canton = Zug | iso-code-region = CH-ZG | district = n.a. |coordinates = {{coord|47|6|N|8|31|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 6318 | municipality_code = 1710 | area = 15.90 | elevation = 449 |elevation_description= Railroad station |lowest_m=415 |lowest=Lake Zug |highest_m=1250 |highest=Hagegg (mountain) | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-ZG|1710}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-ZG}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-ZG}} | website = www.walchwil.ch | mayor =Stefan Hermann|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=CVP | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Arth (SZ), (Küssnacht (SZ), Merlischachen (LU)), Unterägeri, Zug | twintowns = |}} '''Walchwil''' is a village and a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
==History== Walchwil is first mentioned in 1283 as ''Walchwile''.<ref name=HDS/>
==Geography== thumb|left|Oberdorf section of Walchwil [[File:ETH-BIB-Walchwil, Zugersee-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-001625.tif|thumb|Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)]] Walchwil has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|13.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
The municipality is located on the eastern shore of Lake Zug on the south side of Zugerberg ({{convert|1000|m|ft|abbr=on}}). It consists of the villages of Walchwil and Oberdorf (also known as Emmeten).
==Demographics== Walchwil has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-ZG}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-ZG|1710}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZG}} {{as of|2007}}, 29.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.6%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (82.4%), with English being second most common ( 6.1%) and French being third ( 1.8%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 22-Sep-2009</ref>
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 35.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (30.1%), the FDP (16.6%) and the Green Party (10.1%).<ref name=SFSO/>
In Walchwil about 82% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule'').<ref name=SFSO/>
Walchwil has an unemployment rate of 1.29%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 161 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 46 businesses involved in this sector. 247 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 29 businesses in this sector. 451 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 137 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|796|Walchwil}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! year ! population |- | 1771 | 671 |- | 1850 | 1,039 |- | 1900 | 1,059 |- | 1950 | 1,226 |- | 1970 | 1,675 |- | 1990 | 2,654 |}
==Transportation== The municipality has two railway stations: {{rws|Walchwil}} and {{rws|Walchwil Hörndli}}. Both are located on the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line.
==See also== *Buschenchappeli
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category|Walchwil}}
== External links == * {{HDS|796|Walchwil}}
{{Municipalities of the canton of Zug}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of the canton of Zug Category:Populated places on Lake Zug