Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Population density in Switzerland, by district Switzerland has 9 million inhabitants, as of June 2024. [ 4 ] Its population quadrupled over the period 1800 to 1990 (average doubling time 95 years).
Canton or District: Number: 2,131 (as of 2024) ... Switzerland has a relatively high number of small municipalities, with a population of 1,000 or less, especially in ...
A number of further cantons are considering (or have already decided) an abolition of the district level in the future: Schwyz in 2006 voted on its abolition, but voted in favour of keeping the division. Bern in 2006 decided a reduction of its 26 districts to five administrative regions. Vaud decided a reduction from 19 to 10 districts.
Population of towns (2022) Below is a list of towns and cities in Switzerland. ... District Canton Population Agglomeration [3] Town proper (2020) ...
Districts of Switzerland are a political subdivision for cantons. In the federally constituted Switzerland , each canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore, there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality , loosely termed districts .
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,131 municipalities of Switzerland, updated (as of January 2024). [1] Municipalities of Switzerland Municipality Canton ...
The enlargement of Switzerland by way of the admission of new cantons ended in 1815. The latest formal attempt considered by Switzerland was in 1919 from Vorarlberg but subsequently rejected. A few representatives submitted in 2010 a parliamentary motion to consider enlargement although it was widely seen as anti-EU rhetoric rather than a ...
The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region on the left shore of Lake Zürich; its district capital is Horgen. The district consists of 11 municipalities and has a population of 127,263 (as of 31 December 2020) and an area of 104.16 km 2 (40.22 sq mi).