'Buochs' is a
municipality in the
canton of
Nidwalden in
Switzerland. It has a population of 5200 of which 12% is of foreign nationality (
2002). The area of Buochs is
12.04 km².
There are 260 local businesses which employ 1300 people. 14% of these are in the agricultural sector, 34% in trade and industry, and 52% in services.
The main sights of Buochs are the church ''St. Martin'', the ''Loreto'' chapel in ''Ennerberg'', a monument of
Johann Melchior Wyrsch, and the quay.