The Canton of Neuchâtel is a canton of Switzerland whose capital is the city of Neuchâtel. Statoids lists its codes as CH.NE under HASC, SZ12 under FIPS and CH024 under NUTS, a population of 172,085 at the 2010-12-31 count based on population registers, and an area of 797 square kilometres, which is about 308 square miles. The canton takes its name from its capital, whose name comes from the Latin Novum Castellum, meaning new castle, and which is called Neuenburg in German. The canton is one of the first-level divisions of Switzerland, and it shares its name with its capital.
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Source Statoids: Cantons of Switzerland (Statoids)
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1. City Population: Switzerland: Administrative Division (citypopulation.de)
City PopulationCantons table
Neuchâtel Canton 158,368 163,985 167,949 172,085 175,894 180,322
On Continent: Europe, Breadcrumb, continent and country
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View the Source 2. Statoids: Cantons of Switzerland (Statoids)
StatoidsCantons of Switzerland, table, population
Neuchâtel CH.NE SZ12 CH024 172,085 797 308 f Neuchâtel
Cantons of Switzerland, table, area
Neuchâtel CH.NE SZ12 CH024 172,085 797 308 f Neuchâtel
Part Of: Switzerland, Cantons of Switzerland, table, country
Neuchâtel CH.NE SZ12 CH024 172,085 797 308 f Neuchâtel
Has Capital: Neuchâtel, Cantons table, capital column
Neuchâtel CH.NE SZ12 CH024 172,085 797 308 f Neuchâtel
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