Basel-Stadt
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Kanton Basel-Stadt | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Coordinates: 47°34′N 7°36′E / 47.567°N 7.600°ECoordinates: 47°34′N 7°36′E / 47.567°N 7.600°E | |
Capital | Basel |
Subdivisions | 3 municipalities |
Government | |
• Executive | Executive Council (7) |
• Legislative | Grand Council (100) |
Area | |
• Total | 36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
Population (August 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 199,950 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-BS |
Highest point | 522.19 m (1,713 ft): St. Chrischona |
Lowest point | 244.75 m (803 ft): Rhine shore, national border at Kleinhüningen |
Joined | 1501 |
Languages | German |
Website | www |
Basel-Stadt is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Basel. It is the smallest canton by area.
Municipalities[change | change source]
There are three municipalities:
Municipality | Population (31 March 2017)[3] |
Area |
---|---|---|
Basel | 177,275 | 23.85 |
Bettingen | 1,198 | 2.23 |
Riehen | 21,477 | 10.87 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Canton of Basel-Stadt Statistics, MS Excel document – T01.0.01 - Bevölkerungsstand 31 Aug 2018 numbers (in German) accessed 17 October 2018
- ↑ Canton of Basel-Land Statistics, Wohnbevölkerung nach Nationalität und Konfession per 30. Juni 2018 (in German) accessed 18 September 2018
Other websites[change | change source]
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basel-Stadt. |
- Official website
- Official statistics
- Basel-Stadt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Aargau · Appenzell Innerrhoden · Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Basel-Stadt · Basel-Landschaft · Bern · Fribourg · Geneva · Glarus · Graubünden · Jura · Lucerne · Neuchâtel · Nidwalden · Obwalden · Schaffhausen · Schwyz · Solothurn · St. Gallen · Thurgau · Ticino · Uri · Valais · Vaud · Zug · Zürich