The Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of St. Gallen

The Canton of St. Gallen is a canton of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km², and has a population of . , the population included 97,461 foreigners, or about 20.9% of the total population. The capital is St. Gallen. Spelling...

 until 2002 was divided into 14 districts . On 1 January 2003 they were abolished and the canton was divided into 8 constituencies .

There are more than 80 municipalities

Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen

The following are the 85 municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen, .-References:...

 in the canton.

Constituencies 2003

The canton abolished the district level in 2003, but it remains divided into eight constituencies (Wahlkreise) without administrative significance:

Wahlkreis	Capital	Former district(s)
Rheintal	Altstätten Altstätten Altstätten is a town in the district Rhine Valley, in the canton of St. Gall in Switzerland.- Overview :The town consists of the following tracts: Alter Zoll, Altstätten, Bächis, Baumert, Bieser, Büeberg, Bühl, Bühl , Bühl bei Hinterforst, Burgfeld, Bürglen, Burst, Domishäuser, Fidern, Gätziberg,...	Oberrheintal, Unterrheintal (except Thal)
Rorschach Rorschach (Wahlkreis) Rorschach is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wahlkreis has been established on June 10, 2001, totalling 40,454 inhabitants on an area of 50.37 km². Rorschach is the capital of the Wahlkreis....	Rorschach	Rorschach (except Eggersriet), Thal from Unterrheintal
Sarganserland	Sargans Sargans Sargans is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291...	Sargans
See-Gaster See-Gaster (Wahlkreis) See-Gaster is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis has been established on June 10, 2001 with an area of .It was formed from See District and Gaster District.-Demographics:...	Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, the municipality includes Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, and Wurmsbach.-Today:On...	See, Gaster
St. Gallen St. Gallen (Wahlkreis) St. Gallen is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis has been established on June 10, 2001 with an area of . The Wahlkreis has its name by the city of St. Gallen.-Demographics:...	St. Gallen St. Gallen St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...	St. Gallen, Gossau and municipality Eggersriet from Rorschach
Toggenburg	Lichtensteig Lichtensteig Lichtensteig is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Lichtensteig is first mentioned in 1228 as Liehtvnsteige. In 1310 it was mentioned as Liechtensteig.-Geography:...	Alttoggenburg, Neutoggenburg, Obertoggenburg, Untertoggenburg (part)
Werdenberg Werdenberg (Wahlkreis) Werdenberg is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis was established on June 10, 2001. The Wahlkreis has its name by the municipality Grabs-Werdenberg.-Demographics:...	Buchs Buchs, St. Gallen Buchs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Geography:Buchs has an area, , of . Of this area, 39.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.8% is forested...	Werdenberg
Wil Wil (Wahlkreis) Wil is a district of the canton of St.Gallen, Switzerland. It is named after the regional centre Wil, which is the largest city of the district.However, the district capital is Jonschwil.-Demographics:District Wil has a population of...	Wil Wil Wil is the capital of the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St...	Wil, Untertoggenburg (except Ganterschwil and Mogelsberg)

Districts 2002

• Alttoggenburg
  Alttoggenburg District
  Alttoggenburg District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Gaster
  Gaster District
  Gaster District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Gossau
  Gossau District
  Gossau District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Neutoggenburg
  Neutoggenburg District
  Neutoggenburg District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Oberrheintal
  Oberrheintal District
  Oberrheintal District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Obertoggenburg
  Obertoggenburg District
  Obertoggenburg District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Rorschach
  Rorschach District
  Rorschach District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• St. Gallen
  St. Gallen District
  St. Gallen District is a former administration unit of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It included the municipalities of St. Gallen, Wittenbach, Häggenschwil and Muolen....
  
  
• Sargans
• See
  See District, St. Gallen
  See District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Unterrheintal
  Unterrheintal District
  Unterrheintal District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Untertoggenburg
  Untertoggenburg District
  Untertoggenburg District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Werdenberg
  Werdenberg District
  Werdenberg District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  
• Wil
  Wil District
  Wil District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
  
  

See also

• :de:Ehemalige Bezirke des Kantons St. Gallen