Canton o Glarus
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Kanton Glarus | |
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 Coat airms | |
 Location in Swisserland | |
Cairt o Glarus  | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′N 9°4′E / 46.983°N 9.067°ECoordinates: 46°59′N 9°4′E / 46.983°N 9.067°E | |
| Caipital | Glarus |
| Lairgest Ceety | Glarus Nord |
| Subdivisions | 3 municipalities |
| Govrenment | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
| • Legislative | Landsgemeinde Landrat (60) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 685.32 km2 (264.60 sq mi) |
| Population (12/2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 40,028 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GL |
| Heichest point | 3,614 m (11,857 ft): Tödi |
| Lawest point | 414 m (1,358 ft): Linth channel at border tae St.Gallen |
| Joined | 1352 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | GL.ch |
The Canton of Glarus (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlarʊs] (
listen)) is a canton in east central Swisserland. The caipital is Glarus.
The population speaks a variety o Alemannic German. The majority o the population (81%) identifies as Christian, aboot evenly split atween the Protestant an Catholic denominations.
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- ↑ 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 30 August 2016