Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Basel. It is the smallest canton by area.
 Coat of arms | |
| 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 | 5,411.4/km2 (14,015.4/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 |
Municipalities
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 |
Basel-Stadt Media
View from St. Chrischona, the highest location in the canton
Novartis headquarters in Basel
Tram service for commuting within the Basel city area
Basler Fasnacht early-morning parade with Lanterns.
References
- ↑ 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 (German) accessed 18 September 2018
Other websites
- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 90: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Official statistics
- Basel-Stadt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
