Canton o Fribourg
The Canton o Fribourg is a canton o Swisserland. It is locatit in the wast o the kintra. The caipital o the canton is Fribourg. The name Fribourg is French, whauras Freiburg (help·info) is the German name for baith the canton an the toun.
État de Fribourg Staat Freiburg | |
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![]() Location in Swisserland | |
Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°5′E / 46.717°N 7.083°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 7°5′E / 46.717°N 7.083°E | |
Caipital | Fribourg/Freiburg |
Subdivisions | 168 municipalities, 7 districts |
Govrenment | |
• Executive | Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat (7) |
• Legislative | Grand Cooncil o Fribourg (130) |
Area | |
• Total | 1671.42 km2 (645.34 sq mi) |
Population (12/2015)[2] | |
• Total | 307,461 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
Heichest point | 2,389 m (7,838 ft): Vanil Noir |
Lawest point | 429 m (1,407 ft): shore Loch Neuchâtel |
Joined | 1481 |
Languages | French, German |
Website | FR.ch |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016