Kantone/Cantons - Switzerland
This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft. This dataset contains data for Cantons in Switzerland in 2023. The data source is swissBOUNDARIES3D , produced by swisstopo . All names provided are names in the local language. Available levels Cantons Districts Muni...
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Data schema (7 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| geo_point_2dGeo Point | geo_point_2d | — |
| geo_shapeShape | geo_shape | — |
| year | date | — |
| kan_codeOfficial code Kanton | text | — |
| kan_nameOfficial Name Kanton | text | — |
| kan_area_codeIso 3166-3 Area Code | text | — |
| kan_typeType | text | — |
Schema captured from opendatasoft 2 hours ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1year: 2025 · kan_code: ["14"]
{
"year": "2025",
"kan_code": [
"14"
],
"kan_name": [
"Schaffhausen"
],
"kan_type": "Kanton",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 47.71355445795707,
"lon": 8.591727834577267
},
"kan_area_code": "CHE"
}Record 2year: 2025 · kan_code: ["22"]
{
"year": "2025",
"kan_code": [
"22"
],
"kan_name": [
"Vaud"
],
"kan_type": "Kanton",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 46.57023358239726,
"lon": 6.657594679282721
},
"kan_area_code": "CHE"
}Record 3year: 2025 · kan_code: ["01"]
{
"year": "2025",
"kan_code": [
"01"
],
"kan_name": [
"Zürich"
],
"kan_type": "Kanton",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 47.41289375612683,
"lon": 8.655060373229329
},
"kan_area_code": "CHE"
}Record 4year: 2025 · kan_code: ["09"]
{
"year": "2025",
"kan_code": [
"09"
],
"kan_name": [
"Zug"
],
"kan_type": "Kanton",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 47.15725299289416,
"lon": 8.537323457597155
},
"kan_area_code": "CHE"
}Record 5year: 2025 · kan_code: ["19"]
{
"year": "2025",
"kan_code": [
"19"
],
"kan_name": [
"Aargau"
],
"kan_type": "Kanton",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 47.409898537166434,
"lon": 8.156883411425186
},
"kan_area_code": "CHE"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/georef-switzerland-kanton
License
Terms stated by the source (not a recognized license):
https://opendata.swiss/en/terms-of-use/#terms_by_ask
Query examples
curl -s 'https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/georef-switzerland-kanton/records?limit=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'First 20 records of the dataset as JSON.
Uses the Opendatasoft Explore v2.1 syntax — supports select, where, group_by and order_by.
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