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
Aargau Kanton Aargau1.694,072Aarau Aarau15,501
Appenzell Ausserrhoden Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden2.55,309Herisau Herisau15,438
Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden3.16,293Appenzell Appenzell5,649
Basel-City Kanton Basel-Stadt4.201,156Basel Basel164,488
Basel-Landschaft Kanton Basel-Landschaft5.292,955Liestal Liestal12,832
Bern Canton de Berne6.1,043,132Bern Bern121,631
Fribourg Canton de Fribourg7.325,496Fribourg Fribourg32,827
Geneva Canton de Genève8.506,343Geneve Genève183,981
Glarus Kanton Glarus9.40,851Glarus Glarus5,681
Grisons Kanton Graubünden10.200,096Chur Chur32,429
Jura Canton de Jura11.73,709Delemont Delémont11,315
Lucerne Kanton Luzern12.416,347Luzern Luzern81,691
Neuchatel Canton de Neuchâtel13.175,894Neuchatel Neuchâtel31,270
Nidwalden Kanton Nidwalden14.40,794Stans Stans7,475
Obwalden Kanton Obwalden15.38,108Sarnen Sarnen9,410
Saint Gallen Kanton St. Gallen16.514,504Sankt Gallen Sankt Gallen70,572
Schaffhausen Kanton Schaffhausen17.83,107Schaffhausen Schaffhausen33,863
Schwyz Kanton Schwyz18.163,689Schwyz Schwyz14,177
Solothurn Kanton Solothurn19.250,155Solothurn Solothurn14,853
Thurgau Kanton Thurgau20.282,909Frauenfeld Frauenfeld21,979
Ticino Cantone Ticino21.350,986Bellinzona Bellinzona16,572
Uri Kanton Uri22.36,819Altdorf Altdorf8,678
Valais Canton du Valais23.348,503Sitten Sitten28,045
Vaud Canton de Vaud24.822,968Lausanne Lausanne139,111
Zug Kanton Zug25.128,794Zug Zug23,435
Zurich Kanton Zürich26.1,553,423Zurich Zürich341,730