Canton of Zug

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.

Zug
Canton of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location in Switzerland
Map of Zug
Capital	Zug
Subdivisions	11 municipalities
Government
• Executive	Regierungsrat (7)
• Legislative	Kantonsrat (80)
Area
• Total	238.73 km2 (92.17 sq mi)
Population  (12/2017)
• Total	125,421
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZG
Highest point	1,580 m (5,184 ft): Wildspitz
Joined	1352
Languages	German
Website	ZG.ch

Geography

The 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

The eleven municipalities of the canton are:

• Zug
• Oberägeri
• Unterägeri
• Menzingen
• Baar
• Cham
• Hünenberg
• Steinhausen
• Risch
• Walchwil
• Neuheim

Other websites

• Canton of Zug official page (German)
• Official statistics
• Zug-Zuerich border photos
• Kanton Zug - All photographs index
• Company Formation Zug

Cantons of Switzerland

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