Switzerland Administrative Divisions / Schweiz

Overview

Item	Details
Canton	26
District	148
Coordinates	✅ Included (all levels)
Formats	JSON, NDJSON, CSV
License	CC-BY-4.0
Last Updated	2026-09-08
Website	openadmindata.org/ch
API	openadmindata.org/api/ch
Flag	PNG · CDN · CSS · Collections
National Anthem	🎵 Listen & Download Switzerland National Anthem MP3
Statistics	GDP · Population — via NationData.org

Browse by Canton

#	Canton	Districts	Link
1	Glarus	1	Browse
2	Graubünden (Graubunden)	11	Browse
3	Zug	1	Browse
4	Ticino	8	Browse
5	Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	Browse
6	Valais	13	Browse
7	Schaffhausen	6	Browse
8	Genève (Geneva)	1	Browse
9	Basel-Stadt (Basel-City)	1	Browse
10	Fribourg	7	Browse
11	Schwyz	6	Browse
12	Zürich (Zurich)	13	Browse
13	Nidwalden	1	Browse
14	Luzern (Lucerne)	6	Browse
15	Vaud	11	Browse
16	Aargau	11	Browse
17	Thurgau	6	Browse
18	St. Gallen (Saint Gallen)	9	Browse
19	Jura	3	Browse
20	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	3	Browse
21	Neuchâtel (Neuchatel)	1	Browse
22	Basel-Landschaft (Basel-Country)	5	Browse
23	Solothurn	10	Browse
24	Obwalden	1	Browse
25	Uri	1	Browse
26	Bern	11	Browse

Data Files

File	Format	Description
all-canton.json	JSON	All 26 canton records
all-district.json	JSON	All 148 district records
all-flat.json	JSON	Levels 1-1 flat array
all-flat.ndjson	NDJSON	Streaming format
all-flat.csv	CSV	Spreadsheet format
hierarchy.json	JSON	Nested tree
schema.json	JSON Schema	Data schema

Quick Start

Python

import json

with open("data/all-canton.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    data = json.load(f)

for r in data:
    print(f"{r['name']['local']} ({r['name']['en']}) — {r['children_count']['district']} districts")

JavaScript

import { readFileSync } from "fs";

const data = JSON.parse(readFileSync("data/all-canton.json", "utf-8"));
console.log(`Total: ${data.length} cantons`);

Schema

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier
level	integer	1=canton, 2=district
level_name	object	Level label (local + English)
name.local	string	Name in local script
name.en	string	English name
name.slug	string	URL-safe slug
parent	object/null	Parent division reference
ancestors	array	Full ancestor chain
children_count	object	Count of children per level
zip_codes	array	Postal codes (where available)
geo.lat	string	Latitude (WGS84)
geo.lon	string	Longitude (WGS84)

Full schema: data/schema.json

Hierarchy Browse

divisions/{canton-slug}/

Districts are listed inline in each canton's README.

AI Integration

• llms.txt — Quick reference for AI agents
• llms-full.txt — Summary with per-canton links
• Per-canton data — Full data by canton

Citation

Switzerland Administrative Divisions Dataset (CC-BY-4.0)
URL: https://github.com/open-admin-data/switzerland-administrative-divisions

See CITATION.cff for machine-readable citation.

License

• Data: CC-BY-4.0

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