Regions in Switzerland

Switzerland is made up of 26 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Switzerland. Information on all primary administrative regions in Switzerland.

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Primary administrative regions in Switzerland

There are 26 regions in Switzerland in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Switzerland
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Zurich Kanton Zürich1.1,553,423Zurich Zürich341,730
Geneva Canton de Genève2.506,343Geneve Genève183,981
Basel-City Kanton Basel-Stadt3.201,156Basel Basel164,488
Vaud Canton de Vaud4.822,968Lausanne Lausanne139,111
Bern Canton de Berne5.1,043,132Bern Bern121,631
Lucerne Kanton Luzern6.416,347Luzern Luzern81,691
Saint Gallen Kanton St. Gallen7.514,504Sankt Gallen Sankt Gallen70,572
Schaffhausen Kanton Schaffhausen8.83,107Schaffhausen Schaffhausen33,863
Fribourg Canton de Fribourg9.325,496Fribourg Fribourg32,827
Grisons Kanton Graubünden10.200,096Chur Chur32,429
Neuchatel Canton de Neuchâtel11.175,894Neuchatel Neuchâtel31,270
Valais Canton du Valais12.348,503Sitten Sitten28,045
Zug Kanton Zug13.128,794Zug Zug23,435
Thurgau Kanton Thurgau14.282,909Frauenfeld Frauenfeld21,979
Ticino Cantone Ticino15.350,986Bellinzona Bellinzona16,572
Aargau Kanton Aargau16.694,072Aarau Aarau15,501
Appenzell Ausserrhoden Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden17.55,309Herisau Herisau15,438
Solothurn Kanton Solothurn18.250,155Solothurn Solothurn14,853
Schwyz Kanton Schwyz19.163,689Schwyz Schwyz14,177
Basel-Landschaft Kanton Basel-Landschaft20.292,955Liestal Liestal12,832
Jura Canton de Jura21.73,709Delemont Delémont11,315
Obwalden Kanton Obwalden22.38,108Sarnen Sarnen9,410
Uri Kanton Uri23.36,819Altdorf Altdorf8,678
Nidwalden Kanton Nidwalden24.40,794Stans Stans7,475
Glarus Kanton Glarus25.40,851Glarus Glarus5,681
Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden26.16,293Appenzell Appenzell5,649