Kantone/Cantons - Switzerland
This dataset provides administrative boundary data for the cantons of Switzerland, part of a broader geographic reference collection maintained by Opendatasoft. It draws on the swissBOUNDARIES3D dataset produced by swisstopo, the Swiss federal mapping agency, and reflects boundaries as of 2023. Place names are given in their local language. The dataset also links to related administrative levels, including districts and municipalities, enabling geographic analysis and mapping of Switzerland's cantonal subdivisions for research, statistics, or visualization purposes.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 6 days 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.
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- https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/georef-switzerland-kanton
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https://opendata.swiss/en/terms-of-use/#terms_by_ask
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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.
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