Canton of Zurich
Also known as ZH, Canton Zurich, Zurich
canton in Switzerland
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The Canton of Zurich is one of Switzerland's 26 cantons (regional divisions) and is located in the northeastern part of the country. It matters because it is Switzerland's most populous canton and includes the city of Zurich, the country's largest city and a major global financial center.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1620020
- Area
- 1729
- Elevation
- 408
- Official website
- www.zh.ch
- Image
- Zürichsee - Uetliberg IMG 0833.JPG
- Licence plate code
- ZH
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- Commons category
- Canton of Zürich
- Commons gallery
- Canton of Zürich
- inception
- 1351-00-00
- number of seats
- 35
- native label
- Zürich
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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. Zurich is the de facto capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the constitution. The official language is German. The local Swiss German dialect, called Züritüütsch, is commonly spoken.
The canton has the highest Human Development Index score (0.993) out of 1,790 subnational regions as of 2022. It is also a global financial center and has the fourth-highest GRP in Switzerland behind Basel-Stadt, Zug and Geneva by GDP per capita.