Canton o Uri

The canton o Uri (German: Kanton Uri ) is ane o the 26 cantons o Swisserland an a foondin member o the Swiss Confederation. It is locatit in Central Swisserland. The canton's territory covers the valley o the Reuss atween the St. Gotthard Pass an Loch Lucerne. The offeecial leid o Uri is (the Swiss variety o Staundart) German, but the main spoken leid is the Alemannic Swiss German dialect called Urner German. Uri wis the anerly canton whaur the childer in schuil haed to learn Italian as thair first foreign leid. But in the schuil year o 2005/2006 this wis chynged tae Inglis as in maist ither cantons. The population is aboot 35,000 o which 3,046 (or 8.7%) are foreigners.

Kanton Uri
Canton o Swisserland
Coat airms
Location in Swisserland
Cairt o Uri
Coordinates: 46°47′N 8°37′E
Caipital	Altdorf
Subdivisions	20 municipalities
Govrenment
• Executive	Regierungsrat (7)
• Legislative	Landrat (64)
Area
• Total	1076.56 km2 (415.66 sq mi)
Population  (12/2015)
• Total	35,973
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-UR
Heichest point	3,630 m (11,909 ft): Dammastock
Lawest point	434 m (1,424 ft): Loch Lucerne
Joined	1291
Languages	German
Website	UR.ch