Regions in Switzerland
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Primary administrative regions in Switzerland
There are 26 regions in Switzerland in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Aargau Kanton Aargau | 1. | 694,072 | Aarau Aarau | 15,501 |
Uri Kanton Uri | 2. | 36,819 | Altdorf Altdorf | 8,678 |
Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden | 3. | 16,293 | Appenzell Appenzell | 5,649 |
Basel-City Kanton Basel-Stadt | 4. | 201,156 | Basel Basel | 164,488 |
Ticino Cantone Ticino | 5. | 350,986 | Bellinzona Bellinzona | 16,572 |
Bern Canton de Berne | 6. | 1,043,132 | Bern Bern | 121,631 |
Grisons Kanton Graubünden | 7. | 200,096 | Chur Chur | 32,429 |
Jura Canton de Jura | 8. | 73,709 | Delemont Delémont | 11,315 |
Thurgau Kanton Thurgau | 9. | 282,909 | Frauenfeld Frauenfeld | 21,979 |
Fribourg Canton de Fribourg | 10. | 325,496 | Fribourg Fribourg | 32,827 |
Geneva Canton de Genève | 11. | 506,343 | Geneve Genève | 183,981 |
Glarus Kanton Glarus | 12. | 40,851 | Glarus Glarus | 5,681 |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 13. | 55,309 | Herisau Herisau | 15,438 |
Vaud Canton de Vaud | 14. | 822,968 | Lausanne Lausanne | 139,111 |
Basel-Landschaft Kanton Basel-Landschaft | 15. | 292,955 | Liestal Liestal | 12,832 |
Lucerne Kanton Luzern | 16. | 416,347 | Luzern Luzern | 81,691 |
Neuchatel Canton de Neuchâtel | 17. | 175,894 | Neuchatel Neuchâtel | 31,270 |
Saint Gallen Kanton St. Gallen | 18. | 514,504 | Sankt Gallen Sankt Gallen | 70,572 |
Obwalden Kanton Obwalden | 19. | 38,108 | Sarnen Sarnen | 9,410 |
Schaffhausen Kanton Schaffhausen | 20. | 83,107 | Schaffhausen Schaffhausen | 33,863 |
Schwyz Kanton Schwyz | 21. | 163,689 | Schwyz Schwyz | 14,177 |
Valais Canton du Valais | 22. | 348,503 | Sitten Sitten | 28,045 |
Solothurn Kanton Solothurn | 23. | 250,155 | Solothurn Solothurn | 14,853 |
Nidwalden Kanton Nidwalden | 24. | 40,794 | Stans Stans | 7,475 |
Zug Kanton Zug | 25. | 128,794 | Zug Zug | 23,435 |
Zurich Kanton Zürich | 26. | 1,553,423 | Zurich Zürich | 341,730 |