Canton of Zürich
Kanton Zürich | |
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![]() Location in Switzerland | |
Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E / 47.367°N 8.550°ECoordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E / 47.367°N 8.550°E | |
Capital | Zürich |
Subdivisions | 169 municipalities, 12 districts |
Government | |
• Executive | Regierungsrat (7) |
• Legislative | Cantonal Council (180) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,728.95 km2 (667.55 sq mi) |
Population (12/2017)[2] | |
• Total | 1,504,346 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
Highest point | 1,292 m (4,239 ft): Schnebelhorn |
Lowest point | 332 m (1,089 ft): Rhine at the border in Weiach |
Joined | 1351 |
Languages | German |
Website | ZH.ch |
Zürich (Swiss German: Züri, French: Zurich, Italian: Zurigo, Romansh: Turitg) is a canton of Switzerland. About 1.2 million people live there. The canton is in the northeast of Switzerland. The city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch. English writers often write the name of the Canton of Zürich as Canton of Zurich.
Districts[change | change source]
The Canton of Zürich is divided into 12 districts:
- Zürich contains the city of Zürich
- Affoltern with capital Affoltern am Albis
- Andelfingen with capital Andelfingen
- Bülach with capital Bülach
- Dielsdorf with capital Dielsdorf
- Dietikon with capital Dietikon
- Hinwil with capital Hinwil
- Horgen with capital Horgen
- Meilen with capital Meilen
- Pfäffikon with capital Pfäffikon
- Uster with capital Uster
- Winterthur with capital Winterthur
Municipalities[change | change source]
The canton of Zürich has 171 municipalities:
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
Other websites[change | change source]
- Official Site (in German)
- Official Statistics
- Company Formation Zurich
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