Goms, Valais

Coordinates: 46°27′N 8°13′E / 46.450°N 8.217°E / 46.450; 8.217
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Goms is located in Switzerland
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Goms is located in Canton of Valais
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Goms
Coordinates: 46°27′N 8°13′E / 46.450°N 8.217°E / 46.450; 8.217
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictGoms
Area
 • Total128.94 km2 (49.78 sq mi)
Elevation
1,251 m (4,104 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[1]
 • Total1,216
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3985, 3989,
3998
SFOS number6077
Surrounded byBellwald, Binn, Ernen, Fieschertal, Formazza (IT-VB), Guttannen (BE), Obergoms
Websitewww.gemeinde-goms.ch
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Goms is a municipality of the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms.

Münster-Geschinen

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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