Territorial division by cantons

The Swiss Confederation is made up of 26 members with equal rights, known as the cantons or «states». Among them, there are the following half cantons: Basle-City, Basle-Country, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden.The administrative level below the canton is the district. 18 cantons have an administrative level between canton and commune, totalling 140

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Cantons

Tags: State and Politics, Territorial divisions, Administrative units, Boundaries, State
Spatial extent: Switzerland
Spatial unit: Cantons
Time: 2023

Map objects: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich