Geneva
city in Switzerland and capital of its canton / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geneva (pronounced /dʒɨˈniːvə/, French: Genève IPA: [ʒənɛv], German: Genf (help·info) [gɛnf], Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra], Romansh: Genevra) is the second biggest city in Switzerland. Only Zürich is bigger. Geneva is the biggest city in Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland).
Geneva | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°09′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Geneva |
District | N/A |
Government | |
• Executive | Conseil administratif with 5 members |
• Mayor | La Mairie (list) Sandrine Salerno SPS/PSS (as of June 2019) |
• Parliament | Conseil municipal with 80 members |
Area | |
• Total | 15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi) |
Elevation (Pont du Mont Blanc) | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
Highest elevation (Chemin du Pommier) | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
Lowest elevation (Le Rhône) | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 201,741 |
• Density | 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Genevan or Genevese French: Genevois(e) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1200, or 1201–09 Genève, 1213 Petit-Lancy, 1227 Les Acacias[4] |
SFOS number | 6621 |
Surrounded by | Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier |
Website | ville-geneve SFSO statistics |
Geneva is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. It is situated where the Rhône River leaves Lake Geneva (called in French Lac Léman).
Geneva is a very important financial and diplomatic center. There are many international organizations in Geneva, including the United Nations and the Red Cross.[5] A 2009 survey states that Geneva has the third highest quality of living in the world (narrowly outranked by Zürich).[6]
Internationally, Geneva is strongly associated with the Geneva Conventions.