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
Bern Canton de Berne2.1,043,132Bern Bern121,631
Vaud Canton de Vaud3.822,968Lausanne Lausanne139,111
Aargau Kanton Aargau4.694,072Aarau Aarau15,501
Saint Gallen Kanton St. Gallen5.514,504Sankt Gallen Sankt Gallen70,572
Geneva Canton de Genève6.506,343Geneve Genève183,981
Lucerne Kanton Luzern7.416,347Luzern Luzern81,691
Ticino Cantone Ticino8.350,986Bellinzona Bellinzona16,572
Valais Canton du Valais9.348,503Sitten Sitten28,045
Fribourg Canton de Fribourg10.325,496Fribourg Fribourg32,827
Basel-Landschaft Kanton Basel-Landschaft11.292,955Liestal Liestal12,832
Thurgau Kanton Thurgau12.282,909Frauenfeld Frauenfeld21,979
Solothurn Kanton Solothurn13.250,155Solothurn Solothurn14,853
Basel-City Kanton Basel-Stadt14.201,156Basel Basel164,488
Grisons Kanton Graubünden15.200,096Chur Chur32,429
Neuchatel Canton de Neuchâtel16.175,894Neuchatel Neuchâtel31,270
Schwyz Kanton Schwyz17.163,689Schwyz Schwyz14,177
Zug Kanton Zug18.128,794Zug Zug23,435
Schaffhausen Kanton Schaffhausen19.83,107Schaffhausen Schaffhausen33,863
Jura Canton de Jura20.73,709Delemont Delémont11,315
Appenzell Ausserrhoden Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden21.55,309Herisau Herisau15,438
Glarus Kanton Glarus22.40,851Glarus Glarus5,681
Nidwalden Kanton Nidwalden23.40,794Stans Stans7,475
Obwalden Kanton Obwalden24.38,108Sarnen Sarnen9,410
Uri Kanton Uri25.36,819Altdorf Altdorf8,678
Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden26.16,293Appenzell Appenzell5,649