Buchs, St. Gallen
Buchs SG | |
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Buchs | |
Location of Buchs SG | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′N 9°28′E / 47.167°N 9.467°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Werdenberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Gut |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Glannachopf) | 2,232 m (7,323 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 12,654 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9470 |
| SFOS number | 3271 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Eschen (LI), Gams, Grabs, Schaan (LI), Sennwald, Sevelen, Vaduz (LI) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Buchs (German pronunciation: [bʊks] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It serves as an important economic and transport hub, situated on the border with Liechtenstein. Buchs officially became a town (German: Stadt) in 2002.