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Geneva : Identification of metropolitan area
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