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Canton of Zurich
Canton of Zurich
Kanton Zürich (German) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms  Logo | |
 Location in Switzerland
Map of Zurich  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E / 47.367°N 8.550°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Capital | Zurich (de facto)[a][1] |
| Subdivisions | 160 municipalities, 12 districts |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Cantonal Council (180) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,728.95 km2 (667.55 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020)[3] | |
• Total | 1,553,423 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 149.004 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 96,359 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Highest point | 1,292 m (4,239 ft): Schnebelhorn |
| Lowest point | 332 m (1,089 ft): Rhine at the border in Weiach |
| Joined | 1351 |
| Languages | German |
| HDI | 0.994 (2022)[5] very high · 1st of 7 regions |
| Website | www |
The canton of Zurich[b] is an administrative unit (canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of 1,553,423 (as of 31 December 2020), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland.[3] Zurich is the de facto capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the constitution.[1] The official language is German. The local Swiss German dialect, called Züritüütsch, is commonly spoken.
The canton has the highest Human Development Index score (0.994) out of 1,790 subnational regions as of 2022, coming the closest to a perfect score of 1.[c] It is also a global financial center and has the fourth-highest GRP in Switzerland behind Basel-Stadt, Zug and Geneva by GDP per capita.
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- ^ a b "Verfassung des Kantons Zürich" [Constitution of the Canton of Zurich]. admin.ch. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ^ a b "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (21 January 2021). "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton – 2008–2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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