Canton of Zürich
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Zürich (Swiss German: Züri, French: Zurich, Italian: Zurigo, Romansh: Turitg) 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.
Kanton Zürich | |||
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 Coat of arms | |||
 Location in Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E | |||
| Capital | Zürich | ||
| Subdivisions | 169 municipalities, 12 districts | ||
| Government | |||
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (7) | ||
| • Legislative | Cantonal Council (180) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,728.95 km2 (667.55 sq mi) | ||
| Population (Error: Invalid time.)[2] | |||
| • Total | 1,553,423 | ||
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH | ||
| Highest point | 1,292 m (4,239 ft): Schnebelhorn | ||
| Lowest point | 332 m (1,089 ft): Rhine at the border in Weiach | ||
| Joined | 1351 | ||
| Languages | German | ||
| Website | ZH.ch | ||
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
The canton of Zürich has 171 municipalities:
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