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district in Switzerland

intermediate level of local government in some cantons of Switzerland, between municipality and canton. Depending on the canton, there may be one or several such layers with varying functions and names.
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district in Switzerland

Summary

district in Switzerland is an administrative territorial entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • district in Switzerland is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • district in Switzerland's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[4].
  • district in Switzerland is a type of administrative territorial entity of Switzerland[5].
  • district in Switzerland is a type of district[6].
  • district in Switzerland is a type of second-level administrative division[7].
  • district in Switzerland's official website is recorded as https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/kataloge-datenbanken.assetdetail.24065857.html[8].
  • district in Switzerland's official website is recorded as https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/catalogues-banques-donnees.assetdetail.24065857.html[9].
  • district in Switzerland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Districts of Switzerland[10].

Why It Matters

district in Switzerland ranks in the top 5% of administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Subclass of → administrative territorial entity of Switzerland, district, second-level administrative division
    Instance of → administrative territorial entity
    Country → Switzerland
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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