Basel-Stadt
canton of Switzerland
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Basel-Stadt is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Basel. It is the smallest canton by area.
Kanton Basel-Stadt | |
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Coordinates: 47°34′N 7°36′E / 47.567°N 7.600°E | |
Capital | Basel |
Subdivisions | 3 municipalities |
Government | |
• Executive | Executive Council (7) |
• Legislative | Grand Council (100) |
Area | |
• Total | 36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
Population (July 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 201,156 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-BS |
Highest point | 522.19 m (1,713 ft): St. Chrischona |
Lowest point | 244.75 m (803 ft): Rhine shore, national border at Kleinhüningen |
Joined | 1501 |
Languages | German |
Website | www |
Municipalities
changeThere are three municipalities:
Municipality | Population (30 June 2021)[3] |
Area |
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Basel | 178,120 | 23.85 |
Bettingen | 1,248 | 2.23 |
Riehen | 21,788 | 10.87 |
References
change- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Canton of Basel-Stadt Statistics, MS Excel document – T01.0.01 - Bevölkerungsstand 31 July 2021 numbers (in German) accessed 21 September 2021
- ↑ Canton of Basel-Land Statistics, Wohnbevölkerung nach Nationalität und Konfession per 30. Juni 2021 (in German) accessed 22 September 2021
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Basel-Stadt.
- Official website
- Official statistics
- Basel-Stadt in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.