Canton of Zürich
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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.
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 (Error: Invalid time.)[2] | |
• Total | 1,406,083 |
• Density | 813.2583/km2 (2,106.329/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 |
Districts
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
The canton of Zürich has 171 municipalities:
Canton Of Zürich Media
Lake Zurich and the island of Ufenau, the largest in Switzerland
Winterthur railway station
References
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (German) accessed 1 May 2013
Other websites
- Official Site (in German)
- Official Statistics
- Company Formation Zurich Archived 2020-08-13 at the Wayback Machine