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15-591: Lachen can refer to: Places [ edit ] Lachen, Switzerland , a municipality of the canton of Schwyz Lachen railway station in the municipality of Lachen, canton of Schwyz Lachen, Germany , a municipality of Bavaria Lachen, Sikkim – a town in India Lachen River , in India Other [ edit ] The German and Dutch words for laughing Topics referred to by

30-503: Is an important activity in promoting economic growth and development . Nations that export manufactured products tend to generate higher marginal GDP growth, which supports higher incomes and therefore marginal tax revenue needed to fund such government expenditures as health care and infrastructure . Among developed countries , it is an important source of well-paying jobs for the middle class (e.g., engineering) to facilitate greater social mobility for successive generations on

45-573: Is between 30 and 40 minutes. Secondary sector of the economy In macroeconomics , the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing . It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction . This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector (i.e. raw materials like metals, wood) and creates finished goods suitable for sale to domestic businesses or consumers and for export (via distribution through

60-405: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lachen, Switzerland Lachen is first mentioned around 1217–22 as de Lachun . Lachen has an area of 2.4 km (0.93 sq mi), as of 2006. Of this area, 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.8% is forested. Of the remaining land, 62.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and

75-608: The FDP (19.4%), the SPS (19.1%) and the CVP (13.9%). In Lachen about 69.2% of the adult population (between 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Lachen has an unemployment rate of 1.98%. As of 2005 , there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 859 people are employed in

90-481: The secondary sector and there are 84 businesses in this sector. 2,686 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 370 businesses in this sector. According to the 2000 census , 4,141 or 66.0% of the population are Roman Catholic , while 984 or 15.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there are 179 individuals (or about 2.85% of the population) who belong to

105-431: The tertiary sector ). Many of these industries consume large quantities of energy, require factories and use machinery; they are often classified as light or heavy based on such quantities. This also produces waste materials and waste heat that may cause environmental problems or pollution (see negative externalities ). Examples include textile production , car manufacturing , and handicraft . Manufacturing

120-500: The Orthodox Church, and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are less than 5 individuals who are Jewish , and 413 (or about 6.58% of the population) who are Muslim . There are 38 individuals (or about 0.61% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 336 (or about 5.36% of the population) are agnostic or atheist , and 178 individuals (or about 2.84% of

135-490: The economy. Currently, an estimated 20% of the labor force in the United States is involved in the secondary industry. The secondary sector depends on the primary sector for the raw materials necessary for production. Countries that primarily produce agricultural and other raw materials (i.e., primary sector ) tend to grow slowly and remain either under-developed or developing economies . The value added through

150-739: The most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 14.7, but with only 139 mm (5.5 in) of precipitation. The driest month of the year is January with an average of 80 mm (3.1 in) of precipitation over 14.2 days. The municipality is located on the A3 motorway . Lachen railway station is a stop on the Lake Zürich left-bank railway line and served by the Zürich S-Bahn services S2 , which runs every half-hour between Zürich and Ziegelbrücke , and S25 , which runs hourly between Zürich and Linthal . The journey time to Zürich

165-408: The population speaks German (84.9%), followed by Italian (5.1%) and Albanian (2.4%). As of 2000 the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. 1293 people or 20.6% of the population is under 19. 1950 people or 31.1% are 20 to 39, and 2,055 people or 32.8% are 40 to 64. 489 people or 7.8% are 65 to 74. There are 347 people or 5.5% who are 70 to 79 and 138 people or 2.20% of

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180-506: The population who are over 80. There is one person in Lachen who is over 100 years old. As of 2000 there are 2,817 households, of which 1,039 households (or about 36.9%) contain only one person. 115 or about 4.1% are large households, with at least five occupants. In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were

195-438: The population) did not answer the question. The historic population is given in the following table: Lachen has an average of 149.1 days of rain per year and receives on average 1,428 mm (56.2 in) of precipitation . The wettest month is August during which time Lachen receives an average of 186 mm (7.3 in) of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.2 days. The month with

210-524: The remainder (5.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on a delta of the Wägi river in the upper section of Lake Zurich . It is the smallest municipality in the Canton of Schwyz. Lachen has a population of 9,137. As of 2007 , 27.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.1%. The majority of

225-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lachen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lachen&oldid=1190500465 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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