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Geneva
Genève
Top left: Palace of Nations, Middle left: ATLAS experiment at CERN, Right: Jet d'Eau, Bottom: View over Geneva and the lake.
Top left: Palace of Nations, Middle left: ATLAS experiment at CERN, Right: Jet d'Eau, Bottom: View over Geneva and the lake.
Coat of arms of GenevaGenève
Coat of arms
GenevaGenève is located in Switzerland
GenevaGenève
Geneva
Genève
Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°09′E / 46.200°N 6.150°E / 46.200; 6.150Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°09′E / 46.200°N 6.150°E / 46.200; 6.150
Country Switzerland
Canton Geneva
District N/A
Government
 • Executive Conseil administratif
with 5 members
 • Mayor Maire (list)
Esther Alder GPS/PES
(as of 2015)
 • Parliament Conseil municipal
with 80 members
Area
 • Total 15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation 375 m (1,230 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 198,072
 • Density 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) French: Genevois(e)
Postal code 1200
SFOS number 6621
Surrounded by Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
Website ville-geneve.ch
SFSO statistics

Geneva (/ˈnvə/, French: Genève [ʒə.nɛv], Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva], German: Genf [ɡɛnf], Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra], Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.

The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2015) of 198,072, and the canton (which is essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 484,736 residents. In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France. Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named "Métropole lémanique" contains a population of 1.25 million. This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud.


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