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Kanton Zürich
Canton
Coat of arms
Location in Switzerland   Map of Zürich
Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E / 47.367°N 8.550°E / 47.367; 8.550
Capital	Zürich
Subdivisions	169 municipalities, 12 districts
Government
• Executive	Regierungsrat (7)
• Legislative	Cantonal Council (180)
Area [1]
• Total	1,728.95 km2 (667.55 sq mi)
Population  (Error: Invalid time.)[2]
• Total	1,553,423
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZH
Highest point	1,292 m (4,239 ft): Schnebelhorn
Lowest point	332 m (1,089 ft): Rhine at the border in Weiach
Joined	1351
Languages	German
Website	ZH.ch

Zürich (Swiss German: Züri, French: Zurich, Italian: Zurigo, Romansh: Turitg) is a canton of Switzerland. About 1.2 million people live there. The canton is in the northeast of Switzerland. The city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch. English writers often write the name of the Canton of Zürich as Canton of Zurich.

The Canton of Zürich is divided into 12 districts:

• Zürich contains the city of Zürich
• Affoltern with capital Affoltern am Albis
• Andelfingen with capital Andelfingen
• Bülach with capital Bülach
• Dielsdorf with capital Dielsdorf
• Dietikon with capital Dietikon
• Hinwil with capital Hinwil
• Horgen with capital Horgen
• Meilen with capital Meilen
• Pfäffikon with capital Pfäffikon
• Uster with capital Uster
• Winterthur with capital Winterthur

The canton of Zürich has 171 municipalities:

• Official Site (in German)
• Official Statistics
• Company Formation Zurich Archived 2020-08-13 at the Wayback Machine

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