Canton o Zürich
Kanton Zürich | |
|---|---|
 Coat airms | |
 Location in Swisserland | |
Cairt o Zürich  | |
| 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 | |
| Caipital | Zurich |
| Subdivisions | 169 municipalities, 12 districts |
| Govrenment | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Cantonal Cooncil (180) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1728.95 km2 (667.55 sq mi) |
| Population (12/2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,487,969 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Heichest point | 1,292 m (4,239 ft): Schnebelhorn |
| Lawest point | 332 m (1,089 ft): Rhine at the border in Weiach |
| Joined | 1351 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | ZH.ch |
The canton o Zürich (German: Kanton 
Zürich (help·info)) haes a population (as o 31 December 2016) o 1,487,969.[2] The canton is locatit in the northeast o Swisserland an the ceety o Zürich is the caipital o the canton. The offeecial leid is German. The local Swiss German dialect cried Züritüütsch is commonly spoken.
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 30 August 2017
