What is the population of Herisau?

The population of Herisau is 15,744.

Where is Herisau located?

Herisau is located at latitude 47.3861470920814 and longitude 9.27915573120117. It is in Switzerland.

The area of Herisau is 25.2 km².

Herisau is in the Europe/Zurich time zone.

The official language of Herisau is Swiss Standard German.

The population of Herisau has increased from 15,222 (2012) to 15,744 (2018), a change of 3.4%.

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Herisau: municipality in Switzerland

Population	15,744
Country	Switzerland
State	Appenzell Ausserrhoden (Switzerland)
Postal code	9100
Plate code	AR
Phone Area Codes	071
Area	25.2 km²
Official name	Herisau
Latitude & Longitude	47.3861,9.2792
Official language	Swiss Standard German
Altitude	2,421 feet / 738, 771 meters
Capital city	Herisau is capital of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Hinterland District
Time Zone	UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Local time	13:58:43 (23rd April 2026)

Herisau is located at 47°23'10"N 9°16'45"E (47.3861470920814, 9.27915573120117). It has 4 neighbors: Waldstatt, Gossau, Flawil and Degersheim.

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Year	Population	% Change	Method
2012	15,222	-	estimation process
2017	15,780	3.54%	estimation process
2018	15,744	-0.23%	estimation process

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