Jona, Switzerland
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Location of Jona | |
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°49′E / 47.217°N 8.817°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | See-Gaster |
| Municipality | Rapperswil-Jona |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Population (December 2006) | |
• Total | 17,799 |
| • Density | 871.2/km2 (2,256/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8645 |
| SFOS number | 3335 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Localities | Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen |
| Surrounded by | Altendorf (SZ), Bubikon (ZH), Eschenbach, Freienbach (SZ), Hombrechtikon (ZH), Kempraten, Lachen (SZ), Rapperswil, Rüti (ZH), Schmerikon, Tuggen (SZ), Wangen (SZ) |
| Website | www.rapperswil-jona.ch |
Jona (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːna]) is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Before the merger with Rapperswil, the former municipality of Jona comprised the villages of Jona, Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, and Wagen.