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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