Canton of Zug
Canton of Zug
Canton of Zoug | |
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| Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°31′E / 47.167°N 8.517°E | |
| Capital | Zug |
| Subdivisions | 11 municipalities |
| Government | |
| • President | Silvia Thalmann-Gut |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Kantonsrat (80) |
| Area | |
• Total | 238.73 km2 (92.17 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 128,794 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 20.319 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 158,474 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZG |
| Highest point | 1,580 m (5,184 ft): Wildspitz |
| Lowest point | 388 m (1,273 ft): Reussspitz at the confluence of the Reuss and the Lorze |
| Joined | 1352 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
The canton of Zug or canton of Zoug (German: Kanton Zug, Standard German: [tsuːk] ⓘ, Alemannic German: [tsuːɡ̊]; Romansh: Chantun Zug; French: Canton de Zoug; Italian: Canton Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. At 239 km2 (92 sq mi) the canton is one of the smallest of the Swiss cantons in terms of area. It is not subdivided into districts, but eleven municipalities.