Wattwil
Wattwil | |
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Location of Wattwil | |
| 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) | |
• 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.