Canton of St. Gallen
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.
Canton of St. Gallen
Canton of St Gall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Switzerland
Map of St. Gallen | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′N 9°10′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Capital | St. Gallen |
| Subdivisions | 77 municipalities, 8 districts |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierung (7) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (180) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,030.75 km2 (784.08 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
| • Total | 514,504 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 38.041 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 74,210 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Highest point | 3,248 m (10,656 ft): Ringelspitz |
| Lowest point | 396 m (1,299 ft): Lake Constance |
| Joined | 1803 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
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.
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