Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of St. Gallen
Kanton Sankt Gallen (German)
Canton of St Gall
Flag of Canton of St. Gallen
Coat of arms of Canton of St. Gallen
Map
Location in Switzerland
Map of St. Gallen

Coordinates: 47°20′N 9°10′E / 47.333°N 9.167°E / 47.333; 9.167
CountrySwitzerland
CapitalSt. Gallen
Subdivisions77 municipalities, 8 districts
Government
 • ExecutiveRegierung (7)
 • LegislativeKantonsrat (180)
Area
 • Total2,030.75 km2 (784.08 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)[2]
 • Total514,504
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCHF 38.041 billion (2020)
 • Per capitaCHF 74,210 (2020)
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Highest point3,248 m (10,656 ft): Ringelspitz
Lowest point396 m (1,299 ft): Lake Constance
Joined1803
LanguagesGerman
Websitewww.sg.ch

The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall (German: Kanton St. Gallen [saŋkt ˈɡalən] ; Romansh: Chantun Son Gagl; French: Canton de Saint-Gall; Italian: Canton San Gallo) is a canton of Switzerland. Its capital is St. Gallen.

Located in northeastern Switzerland, the canton has an area of 2,026 km2 (782 sq mi) (5% of Switzerland) and a resident population close to half a million as of 2015 (6% of Switzerland). It was formed in 1803 as a conflation of the city of St. Gallen, the territories of the Abbey of St. Gall and various former subject territories of the Old Swiss Confederacy.

  1. ^ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (21 January 2021). "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton - 2008-2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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