States or Territories

Canton of Zurich

Canton

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Canton of Zurich." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/canton-of-zurich.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Canton of Zurich. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/canton-of-zurich

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-canton-of-zurich,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Canton of Zurich},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/canton-of-zurich},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

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.

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

Latitude

47.367 degrees north 1

Longitude

8.55 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Switzerland

Canton of Zurich is a canton of Switzerland.

Source Canton of Zurich (Wikipedia)

Zurich

zurich is associated with canton-of-zurich.

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Has Capital

Zurich

zurich is the capital of canton-of-zurich.

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On Continent

Europe

Canton of Zurich is on continent.

Source Canton of Zurich (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Canton of Zurich (Wikipedia)

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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.

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