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Canton of St. Gallen Map
Every district, city and town in the Canton of St. Gallen on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and districts above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a district to see its population, area and largest towns.
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Printable maps of the Canton of St. Gallen
Free to print for class and home: the Canton of St. Gallen with its cities and towns, a map of its districts, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
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Canton of St. Gallen districts map
Key facts
- Capital
- St. Gallen
- Largest city
- St. Gallen (79,487)
- Population
- 544,040 (2025)
- Area
- 1,951 km² (753 sq mi)
- Districts of the Canton of St. Gallen
- 8
- Most populous district
- St. Gallen (128,166)
- Largest district by area
- Sarganserland, 518 km² (200 sq mi)
About the Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen has 8 districts and about 544,040 people (2025) on 1,951 km² (753 sq mi). St. Gallen is both the capital and the largest city, with 79,487 people. It borders Zurich, Schwyz, Glarus, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Graubünden, Thurgau, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein.
St. Gallen is the most populous district (128,166 people) and Werdenberg the least (43,008); Sarganserland is the largest by area (518 km²) and Rorschach the smallest (50 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of St. Gallen
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 75 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | District | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Gallen | St. Gallen | 79,487 |
| 2 | Rapperswil-Jona | See-Gaster | 28,836 |
| 3 | Wil | Wil | 25,444 |
| 4 | Gossau | St. Gallen | 18,943 |
| 5 | Uzwil | Wil | 14,676 |
| 6 | Buchs | Werdenberg | 14,287 |
| 7 | Altstätten | Rheintal | 12,788 |
| 8 | Flawil | Wil | 10,672 |
| 9 | Widnau | Rheintal | 10,485 |
| 10 | Eschenbach | See-Gaster | 10,401 |
| 11 | Rorschach | Rorschach | 10,389 |
| 12 | Wittenbach | St. Gallen | 10,157 |
| 13 | Kirchberg | Toggenburg | 9,879 |
| 14 | Goldach | Rorschach | 9,872 |
| 15 | Mels | Sarganserland | 9,581 |
| 16 | Oberriet | Rheintal | 9,417 |
| 17 | Wattwil | Toggenburg | 9,262 |
| 18 | Gaiserwald | St. Gallen | 8,828 |
| 19 | Au | Rheintal | 8,771 |
| 20 | Rorschacherberg | Rorschach | 7,741 |
| 21 | Grabs | Werdenberg | 7,535 |
| 22 | Thal | Rorschach | 7,217 |
| 23 | Uznach | See-Gaster | 7,114 |
| 24 | Diepoldsau | Rheintal | 6,933 |
| 25 | Oberuzwil | Wil | 6,864 |
Populations are the Federal Statistical Office's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; each district's figure is the sum of its municipalities, and the canton's (544,040) the sum of its eight districts, which are its constituencies (Wahlkreise).
Districts of the Canton of St. Gallen
All 8 districts. Select one to show it on the map.
| District | 79,458 | 139 | |
| District | 46,143 | 50 | |
| District | 44,561 | 518 | |
| District | 72,608 | 246 | |
| District | 128,166 | 158 | |
| District | 49,616 | 489 | |
| District | 43,008 | 207 | |
| District | 80,480 | 145 |
Quizzes and worksheets
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.