Canton of Aargau
canton of Switzerland
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Summary
Canton of Aargau is a canton of Switzerland[1]. It draws 5,104 Wikipedia views per month (canton of switzerland category, ranking #8 of 28).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities[3], University of Teacher Education in Special Needs[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Switzerland[5]
- Country: Switzerland[6]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[7]
- Capital: Aarau[8]
- Official language: German[9]
- Shares border with: Canton of Basel-Landschaft[10], Canton of Solothurn[11], Canton of Berne[12], Canton of Lucerne[13], Canton of Zug[14], Canton of Zürich[15], Baden-Württemberg[16]
- Named after: Aare[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aarau District[18], Baden District[19], Bremgarten District[20], Brugg District[21], Kulm District[22], Laufenburg District[23], Lenzburg District[24], Muri District[25], Rheinfelden District[26], Zofingen District[27], Zurzach District[28]
- Flag: flag of Aargau[29]
- Legislative body: Grand Council of Aargau[30]
- Part of: North West Switzerland[31]
- Commons category: Canton of Aargau[32]
- Licence plate code: AG[33]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[34], UTC+02:00[35], Central European Time[36], Central European Summer Time[37]
- Archives at: Staatsarchiv Aargau[38]
- Inception: 1803[39]
- Highest point: Geissfluegrat[40]
- Located in/on physical feature: Swiss Plateau[41]
- Official website: https://www.ag.ch[42]
- IPA transcription: ˈkantɔn ˈaːrɡaʊ̯[43], ˈaːrɡaʊ̯[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aargau[45]
- Commons gallery: Aargau[46]
- Email address: mailto:info@ag.ch[47]
- Population: 678,207[48], 627,340[49], 726,894[50]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Canton of Aargau include Johannes Müller Argoviensis[51], a botanist[52], 1828–1896[53], of Switzerland[54].
Why It Matters
Canton of Aargau has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include Johannes Müller Argoviensis[51], a botanist[52], 1828–1896[53], of Switzerland[54].