Waldenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvaldn̩ˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland, and the capital of the district of the same name.

Waldenburg has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.3 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi).

[3] The municipal coat of arms was introduced in 1926; it is that of the counts of Frohburg, who owned the village at the time of its first mention (1244); its blazon is Or, an Eagle displayed Vair, langued, beaked and membered Gules.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,067 or 80.3%), with Albanian being second most common (104 or 7.8%) and Italian being third (56 or 4.2%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Waldenburg is; 78 children or 6.5% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 208 teenagers or 17.2% are between 7 and 19.

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[12] The prehistoric hill settlement and medieval government center of Gerstelfluh and the villa Gedeon Thommen with park are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire old village of Waldenburg is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.66% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 282 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 38.7%.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 26, of which 20 were in agriculture and 6 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 17 or 13.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 29 or 22.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 29 or 22.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 3.9% were in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 3.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 12 or 9.3% were in education and 7 or 5.4% were in health care.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 275 or 20.7% were Roman Catholic, while 613 or 46.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is June during which time Waldenburg receives an average of 127 mm (5.0 in) of rain or snow.

The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.9, but with only 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is October with an average of 79 mm (3.1 in) of precipitation over 9 days.