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Canton of Glarus Map
Every municipality, city and town in the Canton of Glarus on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and municipalities above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a municipality to see its population, area and largest towns.
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Printable maps of the Canton of Glarus
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Canton of Glarus map with cities
Canton of Glarus municipalities map
Key facts
- Capital
- Glarus
- Largest city
- Glarus Nord (19,849)
- Population
- 42,451 (2025)
- Area
- 681 km² (263 sq mi)
- Municipalities of the Canton of Glarus
- 3
- Most populous municipality
- Glarus Nord (19,849)
- Largest municipality by area
- Glarus Süd, 430 km² (166 sq mi)
About the Canton of Glarus
The Canton of Glarus has 3 municipalities and about 42,451 people (2025) on 681 km² (263 sq mi). The capital is Glarus; the largest city is Glarus Nord, with 19,849 people. It borders Uri, Schwyz, St. Gallen and Graubünden.
Glarus Nord is the most populous municipality (19,849 people) and Glarus Süd the least (9,634); Glarus Süd is the largest by area (430 km²) and Glarus the smallest (104 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of Glarus
The 3 most populous cities and towns. All 3 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | Municipality | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glarus Nord | Glarus Nord | 19,849 |
| 2 | Glarus | Glarus | 12,968 |
| 3 | Glarus Süd | Glarus Süd | 9,634 |
The Federal Statistical Office does not divide the canton into districts, so the map's members are its 3 municipalities. Populations are the FSO's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; the canton's 42,451 is their sum.
Municipalities of the Canton of Glarus
All 3 municipalities. Select one to show it on the map.
| Municipality | 12,968 | 104 | |
| Municipality | 19,849 | 147 | |
| Municipality | 9,634 | 430 |
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Sources
- Districts, municipalities and cantons: swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, edition 2026-01 (the boundaries of 1 January 2026, with land and lake areas), data.geo.admin.ch.
- District names and the municipalities in each: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), official register of Swiss municipalities, state on 1 January 2026 (agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch).
- Populations: FSO, STATPOP, permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 by municipality (table px-x-0102010000_101), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026.
- National roads: Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), national road axes (ch.astra.nationalstrassenachsen), data.geo.admin.ch.
- Main roads, lakes, rivers and town locations: swisstopo, swissTLMRegio 2026.