Bern

Bern Berne
Municipality
Aerial view of the Old City
Coat of arms
Location of Bern Berne
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Coordinates: 46°56′53″N 7°26′51″E / 46.94806°N 7.44750°E / 46.94806; 7.44750
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Bern
District	Bern-Mittelland administrative district
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 5 members
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident (list) Alec von Graffenried GFL (as of January 2021)
• Parliament	Stadtrat with 80 members
Area [1]
• Total	51.62 km2 (19.93 sq mi)
Elevation (Bahnhofplatz)	540 m (1,770 ft)
Highest elevation (Könizberg)	674 m (2,211 ft)
Lowest elevation (Aare near to Eymatt)	481 m (1,578 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	133,883
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	English: Bernese, German: Berner(in), French: Bernois(e), Italian: Bernese
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3000–3030
SFOS number	0351
Localities	Altenberg, Aaregg, Bümpliz, Bethlehem, Beundenfeld, Bottigen, Breitenrain, Breitfeld, Brunnadern, Dählhölzli, Engeried, Gäbelbach, Grosser Bremgartenwald, Gryphenhübeli, Felsenau, Holligen, Innere Stadt, Kirchenfeld, Könizbergwald, Länggasse, Lorraine, Muesmatt, Murifeld, Neufeld, Sandrain, Schosshalde, Spitalacker, Stöckacker, Tiefenau, Wankdorf, Weissenbühl, Weissenstein
Surrounded by	Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
Website	www.bern.ch SFSO statistics

Bern (French: Berne, Italian: Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the capital city of Switzerland. It is also the capital of the canton of Bern.

As of early 2006, 127.000 people lived in the city.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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