Canton of Zürich facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Zürich
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| Capital | Zürich | |
| Subdivisions | 171 municipalities, 12 districts | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,729 km2 (668 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 7th | |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,504,346 | |
| • Rank | 1st | |
| • Density | 870.07/km2 (2,253.5/sq mi) | |
| Highest point | 1,292 m (4,239 ft) - Schnebelhorn | |
| Joined | 1351 | |
| Abbreviation | ZH | |
| Languages | German | |
| Website | ZH.ch | |
Zürich is a canton of Switzerland. About 1.2 million people live there. The canton is in the northeast of Switzerland. The city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch. English writers often write the name of the Canton of Zürich as Canton of Zurich.
Districts
The Canton of Zürich is divided into 12 districts:
- Zürich contains the city of Zürich
- Affoltern with capital Affoltern am Albis
- Andelfingen with capital Andelfingen
- Bülach with capital Bülach
- Dielsdorf with capital Dielsdorf
- Dietikon with capital Dietikon
- Hinwil with capital Hinwil
- Horgen with capital Horgen
- Meilen with capital Meilen
- Pfäffikon with capital Pfäffikon
- Uster with capital Uster
- Winterthur with capital Winterthur
Aargau · Appenzell Innerrhoden · Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Basel-Stadt · Basel-Landschaft · Bern · Fribourg · Geneva · Glarus · Graubünden · Jura · Lucerne · Neuchâtel · Nidwalden · Obwalden · Schaffhausen · Schwyz · Solothurn · St. Gallen · Thurgau · Ticino · Uri · Valais · Vaud · Zug · Zürich
Images for kids
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silver coin 40 batzen of Zurich, 1813
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Territorial development of Zürich, 1313–1798
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Administrative division of the Zürichgau in the 18th century.
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Lake Zürich and the island of Ufenau, the largest in Switzerland
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Winterthur railway station
See also
In Spanish: Cantón de Zúrich para niños
