Editing Langenthal (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Langete en Langenthal 049.jpg|thumb|The Langete]]
After the merger, Langenthal has an area of {{Swiss area|0329|mi=on}}.{{Swiss area data|0329|QUELLE}} Of this area, {{convert|3.43|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 23.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|6|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|4.96|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 34.4% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.04|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 17.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 40.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 16.6% is used for growing crops and 6.2% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.<ref name=BFS_land/>

Untersteckholz had an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|2.83|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, {{convert|2.09|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 73.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|0.59|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 20.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.16|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads).<ref name=BFS_land/>

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. 17.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.5% is used for growing crops and 14.1% is pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.<ref name=BFS_land/>

The municipality is the largest settlement in the Langetental (Langeten Valley) and since 1997 it has been considered a city. It consists of the old village of Langenthal, numerous expansions of the village core, the village of Schoren and since 2010, Untersteckholz.