States or Territories

Canton of Bern

Canton

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Canton of Bern." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/canton-of-bern.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Canton of Bern. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/canton-of-bern

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-canton-of-bern,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Canton of Bern},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/canton-of-bern},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The canton of Bern, or Berne, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the de facto capital of Switzerland. Its December 2020 population was 1,043,132 across an area of 5,959.59 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

Bern 1

Population

1,043,132 1

2020 figure from Canton of Bern's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Area (sq km)

5959.59 1

Latitude

46.84 degrees north 1

Longitude

7.6 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Bern

bern is associated with canton-of-bern.

Source Bern (Wikipedia)

Switzerland

Canton of Bern is a canton of Switzerland.

Source Canton of Bern (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Bern

bern is the capital of canton-of-bern.

Source Bern (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe

Canton of Bern is on continent.

Source Canton of Bern (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Canton of Bern (Wikipedia)

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The canton of Bern or Berne is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the de facto capital of Switzerland.

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1. Canton of Bern (Wikipedia)

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