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Canton of Obwalden Map
Every municipality, city and town in the Canton of Obwalden on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and municipalities above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a municipality to see its population, area and largest towns.
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Printable maps of the Canton of Obwalden
Free to print for class and home: the Canton of Obwalden with its cities and towns, a map of its municipalities, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
Canton of Obwalden map with cities
Canton of Obwalden municipalities map
Key facts
- Capital
- Sarnen
- Largest city
- Sarnen (10,906)
- Population
- 39,879 (2025)
- Area
- 481 km² (186 sq mi)
- Municipalities of the Canton of Obwalden
- 7
- Most populous municipality
- Sarnen (10,906)
- Largest municipality by area
- Kerns, 93 km² (36 sq mi)
About the Canton of Obwalden
The Canton of Obwalden has 7 municipalities and about 39,879 people (2025) on 481 km² (186 sq mi). Sarnen is both the capital and the largest city, with 10,906 people. It borders Bern, Lucerne, Uri and Nidwalden.
Sarnen is the most populous municipality (10,906 people) and Lungern the least (2,132); Kerns is the largest by area (93 km²) and Lungern the smallest (46 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of Obwalden
The 7 most populous cities and towns. All 7 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | Municipality | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarnen | Sarnen | 10,906 |
| 2 | Alpnach | Alpnach | 6,594 |
| 3 | Kerns | Kerns | 6,557 |
| 4 | Sachseln | Sachseln | 5,300 |
| 5 | Engelberg | Engelberg | 4,377 |
| 6 | Giswil | Giswil | 4,013 |
| 7 | Lungern | Lungern | 2,132 |
The Federal Statistical Office does not divide the canton into districts, so the map's members are its 7 municipalities. Populations are the FSO's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; the canton's 39,879 is their sum.
Municipalities of the Canton of Obwalden
All 7 municipalities. Select one to show it on the map.
| Municipality | 6,594 | 54 | |
| Municipality | 4,377 | 75 | |
| Municipality | 4,013 | 86 | |
| Municipality | 6,557 | 93 | |
| Municipality | 2,132 | 46 | |
| Municipality | 5,300 | 54 | |
| Municipality | 10,906 | 73 |
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Sources
- Districts, municipalities and cantons: swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, edition 2026-01 (the boundaries of 1 January 2026, with land and lake areas), data.geo.admin.ch.
- District names and the municipalities in each: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), official register of Swiss municipalities, state on 1 January 2026 (agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch).
- Populations: FSO, STATPOP, permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 by municipality (table px-x-0102010000_101), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026.
- National roads: Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), national road axes (ch.astra.nationalstrassenachsen), data.geo.admin.ch.
- Main roads, lakes, rivers and town locations: swisstopo, swissTLMRegio 2026.