Unterwalden
geographical nameDefinition of Unterwalden
former canton of central Switzerland, now divided into two cantons (formerly half cantons):
Nid*wal*den
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(capital Stans area 106 square miles (276 square kilometers), population 41,888) and
Ob*wal*den
\ ˈȯp-ˌväl-dən
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(capital Sarnen area 189 square miles (490 square kilometers), population 36,507)