What is the population of Oberburg, Bern?

Oberburg has a population of approximately 2,937 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Oberburg, Bern located?

Oberburg is located in Bern, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.0390°, 7.6256°.

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Oberburg

Total population

2,937

Coordinates47.04°, 7.63°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Oberburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

47.0390

Longitude

7.6256

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

255,698

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

European roe deer
Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
7,144
red fox
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
4,458
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
3,375
Annual Fleabane
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
2,926
Yellow-legged hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
2,379
Common Toad
Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
2,082
Eurasian beaver
Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
1,912
Alpine Newt
Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768) · Amphibia
1,834

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

178

Largest magnitude

4.4

Largest event

2023-03-22

Most recent

M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
M 4.4 — 2023-03-22
1 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
M 3.9 — 2022-09-10
1 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Cédric Wermuth

Swiss politician

Wolfgang Abraham

German footballer (1942-2013)

Dewet Buri

Swiss politician (1901-1995)

Gustav Huguenin

Swiss physician (1840-1920)

Swiss politician and physician (1914-2011)

Bänz Oester

Swiss bassist

Christoph Stalder

Swiss politician (1944-2012)

Fritz Buri

Swiss theologian (1907-1995)

Fritz Kobel

botanist (1896–1981)

Gottfried Kunz

Swiss politician (1859-1930)

Hans Wyss

Swiss veterinarian, director of the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

Helmut Hubacher

Swiss politician (1926-2020)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.43

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,254

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 418
Population (Wikidata): 2,934
Wikidata: Q67860

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771