Boswil - Geography

Geography

Boswil has an area, as of 2009, of 11.77 square kilometers (4.54 sq mi). Of this area, 7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi) or 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi) or 21.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 10.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 48.3% is used for growing crops and 16.3% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the Muri district, on the eastern slope of the Lindenberg in the Bünz river valley. It consists of the village of Boswil.