Northwestern Switzerland

Summary

Northwestern Switzerland (German: Nordwestschweiz, French: Suisse du Nord-Ouest, Italian: Svizzera nordoccidentale) is the common name of the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.

Northwestern Switzerland
Nordwestschweiz
Region
Country Switzerland
Area
 • Total1,958.2 km2 (756.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)[2]
 • Total1,031,400
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
NUTS codeCH03
HDI (2018)0.940[3]
very high · 4th

References edit

  1. ^ "Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions - km2".
  2. ^ "Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)".
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

47°25′41″N 7°53′06″E / 47.42806°N 7.88500°E / 47.42806; 7.88500