Geneva

Identification of metropolitan area

Updated: December 2005

Institutional organization of the country (Switzerland)

Local governments in the region : 45 municipalities

Description of metropolitan area

Area of the city : 15 km²
Area of the region : 246 km²

Geneva is located between the Alps and the Jura mountains, at the extreme south-west of Switzerland and the Lake Geneva.

Population of the city: 185.000 inhabitants
Population of the Canton of Geneva: 440.000 inhabitants