Canton o St. Gallen
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Kanton St. Gallen | ||
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 Location in Swisserland | ||
Cairt o St. Gallen  | ||
| Coordinates: 47°20′N 9°10′E / 47.333°N 9.167°ECoordinates: 47°20′N 9°10′E / 47.333°N 9.167°E | ||
| Caipital | St. Gallen | |
| Subdivisions | 85 municipalities, 8 districts | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Executive | Regierung (7) | |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (180) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,030.75 km2 (784.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (12/2015)[2] | ||
| • Tot | 499,065 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG | |
| Heichest point | 3,248 m (10,656 ft): Ringelspitz | |
| Lawest point | 396 m (1,299 ft): Loch Constance | |
| Joined | 1803 | |
| Languages | German | |
| Wabsteid | SG.ch | |
The Canton of St. Gallen (German: Kanton St. Gallen[3]) is a canton o Swisserland.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 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
- ↑
Sankt Gallen (help·info); dialectally /saŋkˈalːə/ (Sprachatlas der deutschen Schweiz , ortsnamen.ch). Spelling variations in English include: St. Gall, Saint Gall, Saint Gallen .
