Wattwil | |
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Coordinates: 47°18′N 9°5′E / 47.300°N 9.083°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | St. Gallen |
District | Toggenburg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alois Gunzenreiner |
Area | |
• Total | 51.25 km2 (19.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 8,736 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 9630 |
SFOS number | 3379 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
Surrounded by | Brunnadern, Bütschwil, Ebnat-Kappel, Ernetschwil, Goldingen, Gommiswald, Hemberg, Krinau, Lichtensteig, Mosnang, Oberhelfenschwil, Sankt Gallenkappel |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Wattwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located along the Thur river. On 1 January 2013 the municipality of Krinau merged into Wattwil.[3]