Central Switzerland is the region of the Alpine Foothills geographically the heart and historically the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne and Zug.
Central Switzerland
Zentralschweiz | |
|---|---|
Region | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,483.3 km2 (1,731.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 718,400 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| NUTS code | CH06 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.939[3] very high · 5th |
Central Switzerland is one of the NUTS 2 statistical regions. As such it includes the cantons of Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug.
See also
editMedia related to Zentralschweiz at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ "Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions - km2".
- ^ "Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)".
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
