Back Kanton Aargau Afrikaans Kanton Aargau ALS Cantón d'Argovia AN كانتون أرجاو Arabic Cantón d'Argovia AST Arqau Azerbaijani آرقاو (کانتون) AZB Kanton Aargau BAN Ааргау Byelorussian Ааргаў (кантон) BE-X-OLD
Canton of Aargau
Kanton Aargau (German) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Switzerland
Map of Aargau  | |
| Coordinates: 47°5′N 8°0′E / 47.083°N 8.000°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Capital and largest city | Aarau |
| Subdivisions | 198 municipalities, 11 districts |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Executive Council (5) |
| • Legislative | Grand Council (140) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,403.76 km2 (541.99 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 694,072 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 43.590 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 63,177 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Highest point | 908 m (2,979 ft): Geissfluegrat |
| Lowest point | 260 m (853 ft): Rhine at Kaiseraugst |
| Joined | 1803 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
Aargau (/ˈɑːrɡaʊ/ AR-gow; German: [ˈaːrɡaʊ] ), more formally[4] the Canton of Aargau (German: Kanton Aargau; Romansh: Chantun Argovia; French: Canton d'Argovie; Italian: Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau.
Aargau is one of the most northerly cantons of Switzerland, by the lower course of the Aare River, which is why it is called Aar-gau ("Aare province"). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Aargau location - your advantage". Departement Volkswirtschaft und Inneres, ag.ch. Retrieved 30 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Van Valkenburg 1997, p. 3