Langenthal
Langenthal | |
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Building in the old town of Langenthal | |
Location of Langenthal | |
| Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°47′E / 47.217°N 7.783°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Bern |
| District | Oberaargau |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Thomas Rufener SVP/UDC (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Stadtrat with 40 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 15,624 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4900-4902 |
| SFOS number | 0329 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Surrounded by | Aarwangen, Bleienbach, Lotzwil, Obersteckholz, Roggwil, Thunstetten, Untersteckholz |
| Twin towns | Brig-Glis (Switzerland), Neviano (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Langenthal is a town and a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal.
Langenthal is an educational, cultural, and economic center for the region of Oberaargau.