Canton of Zug
canton of Switzerland
The Canton of Zug is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. With 239 km² in area, the canton is one of the smallest of the cantons. It does not contain any districts as there are not enough municipalities to warrant any districts.
Kanton Zug | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Switzerland
Map of Zug  | |
| Coordinates: 47°0′N 8°31′E / 47.000°N 8.517°E | |
| Capital | Zug |
| Subdivisions | 11 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (80) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 238.73 km2 (92.17 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 128,794 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZG |
| Highest point | 1,580 m (5,184 ft): Wildspitz |
| Lowest point | 388 m (1,273 ft): Reussspitz at the confluence of the Reuss and the Lorze |
| Joined | 1352 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
Geography
changeThe canton of Zug is in central Switzerland. The canton of Lucerne and Canton of Aargau lie to its west. To the north is the Canton of Zürich; to the west and south is the Canton of Schwyz. The canton has two lakes inside of it, both of which make up a large part of the canton's area. They are the lakes of Zug and Ägeri.
Municipalities
changeThe eleven municipalities of the canton are:
References
change- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
Other websites
change- Canton of Zug official page (German)
- Official statistics
- Zug-Zuerich border photos
- Kanton Zug - All photographs index
- Company Formation Zug
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