Benken, St. Gallen
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Location of Benken | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′N 9°1′E / 47.200°N 9.017°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | See-Gaster |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roland Tremp |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.48 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 3,025 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8717 |
| SFOS number | 3312 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Bilten (GL), Kaltbrunn, Reichenburg (SZ), Schänis, Schübelbach (SZ), Tuggen (SZ), Uznach |
| Website | benken SFSO statistics |
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Benken is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.