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The canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich [ˈtsyːrɪç] ⓘ; Romansh: Chantun Turitg; French: Canton de Zurich; Italian: Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton 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 in the country.
The 26 cantons of Switzerland [1] are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate allies used to be referred to as the Waldstätte. Two important periods in the development of the Old Swiss Confederacy are summarized by the terms Acht Orte ('Eight Cantons'; from ...
- 26 cantons (as of 1979)
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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 ...
- 1,728.95 km² (667.55 sq mi)
- Zürich
- Regierungsrat (7)
www.kapo.zh.ch (in German) The Kantonspolizei Zürich (literal translation: "Cantonal Police of Zürich") is the police department of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The Kantonspolizei Zürich exists within the cantonal legal structure to enforce criminal, security, and traffic law on behalf of the government of the canton of Zürich.
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- 1804
- Kantonspolizei Zürich
- approx. 3,800 full time jobs, of which 2,247 police officers and about 1,500 civilians (2015)
0.1 Other 124 722 Population and Diversity 26 % Percentage foreign population CAntOn OF ZuriCh FACtS & FiGureS 1/17 Other interesting facts and figures about the Canton of Zurich are available at www.statistik.zh.ch 63.5 % 16.9 % 0–19 20–64 > 64 number of residents (2015) 1482650 (per 15 December 2016) 17.6% Share of Switzerland’s total ...
Canton of Zürich. Switzerland, Europe. Naturally, the lakeside city of Zürich is the canton's centre of attention, with a clutch of excellent museums and restaurants in the walkable Altstadt (Old Town), not to mention happening bars, galleries and boutiques with urban edge in the revitalised Zürich-West neighbourhood.
The canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich [ˈtsyːrɪç]; Romansh: Chantun Turitg; French: Canton de Zurich; Italian: Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton 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 in the country. Zürich is the de facto capital of the canton, but is not specifically mentioned in the ...
