Canton o Glarus
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Kanton Glarus | ||
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![]() Location in Swisserland | ||
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] | ||
• Tot | 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 | |
Wabsteid | 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.
- ↑ 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