Kanton Basel Stadt (Kanton Basel-Stadt), Basel-City

Kanton Basel Stadt: Canton of Switzerland

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Quick Facts about Kanton Basel-Stadt

Population : 194,766
Country : Switzerland
State : Basel-City (Switzerland)
Different from : Basel
Twitter username : BaselStadt
Plate code : BS
Area : 36.95 km2
Official name : Kanton Basel-Stadt
Legislative body : Grand Council of Basel-Stadt
Named for : Basel
Official language : German
Altitude : 853 feet / 260 meters
Capital : Basel
Establishment : January 01, 1501 (524 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Local time : 10:56:49 (5th December 2025)

Geography

Kanton Basel-Stadt is located at 47°33'0"N 7°34'60"E (47.55, 7.5833333). It has 4 neighbors: Kanton Basel Landschaft, Land Baden Wuerttemberg, Departement du Haut Rhin and Region Alsace.

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The largest city of Kanton Basel-Stadt is Basel with a population of 177,636. . See all Kanton Basel-Stadt cities & populated places.

Kanton Basel-Stadt has 4 neighbours.

  • Riehen
  • Bettingen
  • Basel

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2000 188,581 - census
2001 187,459 -0.6% census
2002 188,015 0.3% census
2003 188,213 0.11% census
2004 188,477 0.14% census
2005 187,920 -0.3% census
2006 187,792 -0.07% census
2007 188,000 0.11% census
2008 189,556 0.82% census
2009 192,824 1.69% census
2010 190,799 -1.06% census
2011 192,304 0.78% census
2012 193,459 0.6% census
2013 195,459 1.02% census
2014 196,471 0.52% census
2015 197,204 0.37% census
2016 198,206 0.51% census
2017 198,988 0.39% census
2018 194,766 -2.17% census

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