Canton o Bern
Kanton Bern Canton de Berne | |
|---|---|
 Coat airms | |
 Location in Swisserland | |
Cairt o Bern  | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°37′E / 46.833°N 7.617°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 7°37′E / 46.833°N 7.617°E | |
| Caipital | Bern |
| Subdivisions | 388 municipalities, 10 districts |
| Govrenment | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat, Conseil exécutif (7) |
| • Legislative | Grosser Rat, Grand conseil (160) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5959.59 km2 (2,301.01 sq mi) |
| Population (12/2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,034,977 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BE |
| Heichest point | 4,274 m (14,022 ft): Finsteraarhorn |
| Lawest point | 401.5 m (1,317 ft): Aare at Wynau |
| Joined | 1353 |
| Languages | German, French |
| Website | BE.ch |
The Canton o Bern (German: Kanton Bern, 
pronunciation (help·info); French: Canton de Berne) is the seicont lairgest o the 26 Swiss cantons bi baith surface aurie an population. Locatit in wast-central Swisserland, it borders the Canton o Jura an the Canton o Solothurn tae the north. To the west lie the Canton o Neuchâtel, the Canton o Fribourg an Vaud. Tae the sooth lees the Valais. East o the canton o Bern lee the cantons o Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne an Aargau.
The canton o Bern is bilingual an haes a population (as o 31 December 2018) o 1,034,977.[2] As o 2007[update], the population includit 119,930 (or 12.45%) foreigners.[3] The cantonal caipital, the federal caipital o Swisserland an aw, is Bern.
Notes an references
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
- ↑ Federal Department of Statistics (2008). "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeit, Geschlecht und Kantonen" (Microsoft Excel). Retrieved 5 November 2008.
Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Canton o Bern. |
- Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Berne Economic Development Agency
- Offeecial statistics
- Canton o Bern in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
