Aargau
Canton of Aargau
Kanton Aargau (German) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Canton of Aargau | |
| Coordinates: 47°5′N 8°0′E / 47.083°N 8.000°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Capital and largest city | Aarau |
| Subdivisions | 196 municipalities, 11 districts |
| Government | |
| • President | Dieter Egli (SP) |
| • Executive | Executive Council (5) |
| • Legislative | Grand Council (140) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,403.76 km2 (541.99 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 694,072 |
| • Density | 494.438/km2 (1,280.59/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 43.590 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 63,177 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Highest point | 908 m (2,979 ft): Geissfluegrat |
| Lowest point | 260 m (853 ft): Rhine at Kaiseraugst |
| Joined | 1803 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
Aargau (/ˈɑːrɡaʊ/ AR-gow, Swiss Standard German: [ˈaːrɡaʊ] ⓘ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (German: Kanton Aargau; Romansh: Chantun Argovia; French: Canton d'Argovie; Italian: Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau.
Aargau is one of the most northerly cantons of Switzerland, by the lower course of the Aare River, which is why it is called Aar-gau ("Aare province"). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland.