Basel-City, Switzerland

Basel-City is one of 26 primary administrative regions in Switzerland with a population of approximately 201,156 people.

Facts and figures on Basel-City at a glance

Region name: Basel-City (Kanton Basel-Stadt)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 201,156 people
Country: Switzerland
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of Basel-City (Kanton Basel-Stadt) is located in the regional capital Basel (Basel) with a population of 164,488 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Basel-City's regional capital Basel to Switzerland's capital Bern (Bern) is approximately 69 km (43 mi).

Facts and figures about Basel-City
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Basel-City Kanton Basel-Stadt201,156 peopleBasel Basel164,488 people

Compare with other regions in Switzerland.

Map of Basel-City

Map of Basel-City

Information on Basel-City

Information on Basel-City
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Basel-City Kanton Basel-StadtBasel Basel1SwitzerlandEurope

Time in Basel-City

Time in Basel-City
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 8:07am (08:07h)In effect (+1 hour)Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 7:07am (07:07h)GMT UTC +2.0Europe/Zurich

Geographic coordinates of Basel-City

Latitude & Longitude of Basel-City
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map47°34'00.8"N (47.5669000°)7°36'54.7"E (7.6151900°)

Subregions in Basel-City

There is 1 administrative subregion in Basel-City.
Subregions in Basel-City
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt1.196,036Basel Basel164,488

External sources of information on Basel-City

Basel-City on Wikipedia