Kanton Bern, Bern
Kanton Bern: canton of Switzerland
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Kanton Bern at a glance
Kanton Bern currently has 60 quality-checked populated place pages and 33 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
60
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
County pages
33
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BernPopulation 133,883
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Quick Facts about Kanton Bern
| Country | Switzerland, Old Swiss Confederacy |
| State | Bern (Switzerland) |
| Twitter username | kanton_bern |
| Plate code | BE |
| Area | 5959 km2 |
| Latitude & Longitude | 47.0000,7.5833 |
| Legislative body | Grand Council of Bern |
| Official language | French, German |
| Altitude | 1,778 feet / 542 meters |
| Capital | Bern |
| Establishment | January 01, 1353 (673 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Local time | 13:38:18 (23rd April 2026) |
Geography
Kanton Bern is located at 47°0'0"N 7°34'60"E (47.0, 7.5833333). It has 11 neighbors: Canton de Vaud, Canton du Valais, Kanton Uri, Kanton Solothurn, Kanton Obwalden, Kanton Nidwalden, Canton de Neuchatel, Kanton Luzern, Canton du Jura, Canton de Fribourg and Kanton Aargau.
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The largest city of Kanton Bern is Bern with a population of 133,883. Other cities include, Thun population 44,271 and Lyss population 15,442. See all Kanton Bern cities & populated places.
- Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district
- Biel/Bienne administrative district
- Bernese Jura administrative district
- Bern-Mittelland administrative district
- Emmental administrative district
- Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district
- Thun administrative district
- Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district
- Oberaargau administrative district
- Seeland administrative district