Businesses in Amden

Categories in Amden

Car Repair and Maintenance Government Office Municipal Administration Office Scenic Spot Tourist Attraction Restaurants Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Corporate Entities & Offices Holiday Apartment Hiking Area Ski hills Bed and breakfasts Cottage Holiday Home Hotels Hotels and motels Vacation Home Rental Agency

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Amden

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Other accommodation	14	4.2
Shopping	14	4.2
Hotels and motels	11	4.2
Restaurants	10	4.1

Amden Facts

Area	47.5 km²
Population	1,738
Male Population	837 (48.1%)
Female Population	901 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+22.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+11.2%
Median Age	46.6 years (Male: 45.6, Female: 47.5)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.14888, 9.14233
Postal Codes	8872, 8873

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Amden Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,421	1,479	1,563	1,755	1,738
Population Density	29.9 / km²	31.1 / km²	32.9 / km²	36.9 / km²	36.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amden Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 12.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Amden	+23.5%	+18.7%	+12.3%
Canton of St. Gallen	+19.4%	+16.8%	+11.2%
Switzerland	+30.6%	+24.4%	+15.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amden Median Age

Median Age: 46.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Amden	46.6 yrs	47.5 yrs	45.6 yrs
Canton of St. Gallen	40.5 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Amden Population Density

Population Density: 36.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Amden	1,738	47.5 km²	36.6 / km²
Canton of St. Gallen	493,582	2,025.6 km²	244 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Amden Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Amden

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Amden

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Amden CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Amden	19,950 tn	11.48 tn	420 tons/km²
Canton of St. Gallen	5,642,940 tn	11.43 tn	2,785.8 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Amden CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	19,950 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.48 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	420 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	36.3 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	28.6 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	33.1 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	44.9 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	16.8 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	33.6 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	39.8 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	48.7 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/5/07	11:15 AM	3.1	37.3 km	0 m	Austria	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	35.9 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Amden

Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Amden is famous for its special geographic location "behind the mountains".

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