Basel, Switzerland
Facts and figures on Basel at a glance
Name: Basel (Basel)Status: Large place and regional capital
Population: 164,488 people
Region name (Level 3): Basel
Region name (Level 2): Basel-Stadt
Region name (Level 1): Basel-City
Country: Switzerland
Continent: Europe
Basel is located in the region of Basel-City and is also the regional capital of this region. The distance from Basel to Switzerland's capital Bern (Bern) is approximately 69 km / 43 mi (as the crow flies).
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| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Basel Basel | Large place / Regional capital | 164,488 people | Basel-City Kanton Basel-Stadt |
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Information on Basel
| Place name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Basel Basel | Basel Basel | Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt | Basel-City Kanton Basel-Stadt | Switzerland | Europe |
Time in Basel
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 7:23am | No | Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 7:23am | UTC +1.0 | Europe/Zurich |
Geographic coordinates of Basel
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 47°33'30.2"N (47.5583900°) | 7°34'23.8"E (7.5732700°) |
Distances from Basel
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 5,276 km north of the equator | 570 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Basel |
Places around Basel
13 places found within 5 km around Basel. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| Grossbasel Grossbasel | - | 1.2 km 0.8 mi | show |
| Sankt Johann Sankt Johann | - | 1.7 km 1.1 mi | show |
| Klein-Basel Klein-Basel | - | 1.7 km 1.1 mi | show |
| Binningen Binningen | 14,130 | 2.0 km 1.3 mi | show |
| Wettsteinquartier Wettsteinquartier | - | 2.3 km 1.4 mi | show |
| Allschwil Allschwil | 18,189 | 2.9 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Kleinhuningen Kleinhüningen | - | 3.2 km 2.0 mi | show |
| Brueglingen Brüglingen | - | 3.6 km 2.2 mi | show |
| Bruderholz Bruderholz | - | 3.7 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Birsfelden Birsfelden | 10,232 | 3.8 km 2.4 mi | show |
| Bottmingen Bottmingen | 5,912 | 3.9 km 2.4 mi | show |
| Stallen Stallen | - | 4.3 km 2.6 mi | show |
| Neuewelt Neuewelt | - | 4.8 km 3.0 mi | show |