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Canton of Zug

canton of Switzerland
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Summary

Canton of Zug is a canton of Switzerland[1]. It draws 3,873 Wikipedia views per month (canton of switzerland category, ranking #15 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: University of Teacher Education in Special Needs[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Switzerland[4]
  • Country: Switzerland[5]
  • Capital: Zug[6]
  • Official language: German[7]
  • Shares border with: Canton of Lucerne[8], Canton of Aargau[9], Canton of Zürich[10], Canton of Schwyz[11]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Baar[12], Cham[13], Hünenberg[14], Menzingen[15], Neuheim[16], Oberägeri[17], Risch[18], Steinhausen[19], Unterägeri[20], Walchwil[21], Zug[22]
  • Legislative body: Cantonal Council of Zug[23]
  • Part of: Central Switzerland[24]
  • Commons category: Canton of Zug[25]
  • Licence plate code: ZG[26]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[27], UTC+02:00[28]
  • Archives at: Staatsarchiv Zug[29]
  • Inception: 1352[30]
  • Highest point: Wildspitz[31]
  • Coordinate location: 47.1648, 8.548[32]
  • Official website: https://www.zg.ch/[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Canton of Zug[34]
  • Commons gallery: Canton of Zug[35]
  • Population: 126,837[36], 132,556[37]
  • Number of seats: 2[38]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43]
  • Official name: Kanton Zug[44]
  • List of monuments: list of cultural properties in the Canton of Zug[45], list of cultural property of national significance in Switzerland: Zug[46]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in the canton of Zug[47]

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Physical Characteristics

Canton of Zug covers an area of 238.73[48]. It sits at an elevation of 425[49].

Why It Matters

Canton of Zug has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Reuss Switzerland Zug

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Alstorx · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Zug
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Different from: Zug, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275027|batch #275027]]"
  2. 14w ago · Yorwba · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Locator map image → Karte Kanton Zug 2010.png, Zug in Switzerland.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Locator map image: Zug in Switzerland.svg"
  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 79738
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 79738, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
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