Cantons of Switzerland

Information and Facts:
The Largest Switzerland Canton by Area Grisons / Graubünden - 2,743 sq mi (7,105 sq km)
The Smallest Switzerland Canton by Area Basel-Stadt - 14 sq mi (37 sq km)
The Largest Switzerland Canton by Population Zürich - 1,560,000 (2023)
The Smallest Switzerland Canton by Population Appenzell Innerrhoden - 16,500 (2023)


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Cantons of Switzerland - Information

Canton Code Capital Population Area Official languages As a Swiss canton since
Zürich ZH Zurich 1,560,000 668 sq mi (1,729 sq km) German 1351
Bern BE Bern 1,050,000 2,301 sq mi ( sq mi (5,960 sq km) German, French 1353
Lucerne LU Lucerne 420,000 577 sq mi (1,494 sq km) German 1332
Uri UR Altdorf 37,000 416 sq mi (1,077 sq km) German 1291
Schwyz SZ Schwyz 165,000 351 sq mi (908 sq km) German 1291
Obwalden OW Sarnen 38,500 189 sq mi (491 sq km) German 1291
Nidwalden NW Stans 44,000 107 sq mi (276 sq km) German 1291
Glarus GL Glarus 41,000 265 sq mi (685 sq km) German 1352
Zug ZG Zug 130,000 92 sq mi (239 sq km) German 1352
Fribourg FR Fribourg 330,000 645 sq mi (1,671 sq km) French, German 1481
Solothurn SO Solothurn 280,000 305 sq mi (790 sq km) German 1481
Basel-Stadt BS Basel 205,000 14 sq mi (37 sq km) German 1501 (as Basel until 1833/1999)
Basel-Landschaft BL Liestal 300,000 200 sq mi (518 sq km) German 1501 (as Basel until 1833/1999)
Schaffhausen SH Schaffhausen 85,000 115 sq mi (298 sq km) German 1501
Appenzell Ausserrhoden AR Herisau 56,000 94 sq mi (243 sq km) German 1513 (as Appenzell until 1597/1999)
Appenzell Innerrhoden AI Appenzell 16,500 97 sq mi (172 sq km) German 1513 (as Appenzell until 1597/1999)
St. Gallen SG St. Gallen 520,000 784 sq mi (2,031 sq km) German 1803
Graubünden GR Chur 205,000 2,743 sq mi (7,105 sq km) German, Romansh, Italian 1803
Aargau AG Aarau 700,000 542 sq mi (1,404 sq km) German 1803
Thurgau TG Frauenfeld 285,000 383 sq mi (992 sq km) German 1803
Ticino TI Bellinzona 360,000 1,086 sq mi (2,812 sq km) Italian 1803
Vaud VD Lausanne 820,000 1,240 sq mi (3,212 sq km) French 1803
Valais VS Sion 355,000 2,017 sq mi (5,224 sq km) French, German 1815
Neuchâtel NE Neuchâtel 180,000 310 sq mi (802 sq km) French 1815/1857
Geneva GE Geneva 510,000 109 sq mi (282 sq km) French 1815
Jura JU Delémont 75,000 324 sq mi (839 sq km) French 1979