Gösgen District

Of the rest of the land, 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi) or 14.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.

[4] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend sinister Gules and Argent.

[1] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (19,540 or 88.0%), with Italian being second most common (798 or 3.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (390 or 1.8%).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[9] In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP, which received 30.41% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 7,630 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.6%.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 10,244 or 46.1% were Roman Catholic, while 5,991 or 27.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is June during which time Gösgen receives an average of 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain or snow.

The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.6, but with only 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is October with an average of 60 mm (2.4 in) of precipitation over 8.1 days.