Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of St. Gallen Kanton Sankt Gallen (German) Canton of St Gall
Canton
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Switzerland Map of St. Gallen
Coordinates: 47°20′N 9°10′E / 47.333°N 9.167°E / 47.333; 9.167
Country	Switzerland
Capital	St. Gallen
Subdivisions	77 municipalities, 8 districts
Government
• Executive	Regierung (7)
• Legislative	Kantonsrat (180)
Area [1]
• Total	2,030.75 km2 (784.08 sq mi)
Population  (December 2020)[2]
• Total	514,504
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
GDP [3]
• Total	CHF 38.041 billion (2020)
• Per capita	CHF 74,210 (2020)
ISO 3166 code	CH-SG
Highest point	3,248 m (10,656 ft): Ringelspitz
Lowest point	396 m (1,299 ft): Lake Constance
Joined	1803
Languages	German
Website	www.sg.ch

The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall (German: Kanton St. Gallen [saŋkt ˈɡalən] ^ⓘ; Romansh: Chantun Son Gagl; French: Canton de Saint-Gall; Italian: Canton San Gallo) is a canton of Switzerland. Its capital is St. Gallen.

Located in northeastern Switzerland, the canton has an area of 2,026 km² (782 sq mi) (5% of Switzerland) and a resident population close to half a million as of 2015 (6% of Switzerland). It was formed in 1803 as a conflation of the city of St. Gallen, the territories of the Abbey of St. Gall and various former subject territories of the Old Swiss Confederacy.