Canton of Zug
Kanton Zug (German) Canton of Zoug | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms  Logo | |
 Location in Switzerland
Map of Zug  | |
| Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°31′E / 47.167°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) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 20.319 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 158,474 (2020) |
| 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 |
The canton of Zug or Zoug (German: Kanton Zug, Standard German: [tsuːk] , Alemannic German: [tsuːɡ̊]; Romansh: Chantun Zug; French: Canton de Zoug; Italian: Canton Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. At 239 km2 (92 sq mi) the canton is one of the smallest of the Swiss cantons in terms of area. It is not subdivided into districts, but eleven municipalities.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (21 January 2021). "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton - 2008-2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.