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| Obergesteln | ||
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Goms | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,355 m (4,446 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 209 | |
| • Density | 14.32/km2 (37.08/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3988 | |
| Surrounded by | Guttannen (BE), Oberwald, Ulrichen | |
Obergesteln is a village and former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Obergesteln, Oberwald and Ulrichen merged into the new municipality of Obergoms.