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Canton of Zurich

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The canton of Zurich 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, across an area of 1,728.95 square kilometers, and its de facto capital is Zurich. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Zurich 1
Population
1,553,423 1
2020 figure from Canton of Zurich's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Area (sq km)
1728.95 1
Admission Year
1351 1
Latitude
47.367 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.55 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Switzerland, Countries

Canton of Zurich is a canton of Switzerland.

Source Canton of Zurich (Wikipedia)
Zurich, Cities

zurich is associated with canton-of-zurich.

Source Canton of Zurich (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Zurich, Cities

zurich is the capital of canton-of-zurich.

Source Canton of Zurich (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Canton of Zurich (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    The canton of Zurich 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.
  • Infobox: seat
    Zurich (de facto)
  • Lead section
    With a population of 1,553,423 (as of 31 December 2020), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland.
  • Infobox, area
    1,728.95 km2 (667.55 sq mi)
  • Infobox: custom_data_sec2
    1351
  • Part Of: Switzerland, Lead paragraph
    canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (canton) of Switzerland,
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Wikidata: Canton of Zurich
Wikidata Q11943, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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