Canton of St. Gallen
Also known as Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, St. Gall, St Gallen, Saint Gall, Canton of St. Gall
canton of Switzerland
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The Canton of St. Gallen is one of Switzerland's 26 cantons (regional divisions), located in the northeastern part of the country. It matters as an important economic and cultural region that includes the city of St. Gallen and contributes significantly to Swiss textile manufacturing, tourism, and agriculture.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 535114
- Area
- 2030.75
- Elevation
- 668
- Official website
- www.sg.ch
- Image
- Aerial View of Sankt Gallen 14.02.2008 14-48-58.JPG
- Licence plate code
- SG
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- Canton of St. Gallen
- Commons category
- Canton of St. Gallen
- inception
- 1803-00-00
- number of seats
- 2
- P8168
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The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall (German: Kanton St. Gallen [zaŋkt 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 km (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.