Geneva From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation) Geneva Top left: Palace of Nations Middle left: CERN Laboratory, Right: Jet d'Eau Bottom: View over Geneva and the lake Country Switzerland Canton ... District N/A 46°12′N 6°09′E 46.2°N 6.15°E Coordinates ... Population 185,958 (Dec 2009) Density 11,725 /km (30,368 /sq mi) Area Elevation Postal code SFOS number ... Sandrine Salerno (as of 2010) Parti socialiste Demonym Genevois Carouge Chêne-Bougeries Cologny Lancy ... Veyrier Website ville-ge.ch
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Geneva View map of Geneva Logo of the city of Geneva Geneva Franco-Provençal Genèva [ˈd͡zənɛva] French Genève [ʒənɛv] German Genf [ˈɡɛnf] listen Italian Ginevra Romansh Genevra ) is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich ) and is the most populous city of Romandie (the French -speaking part of Switzerland). Situated where the Rhône River exits Lake Geneva (in French also known as Lac Léman ), it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva . While the municipality itself (city center) has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 185,958 , the Geneva metropolitan area has 1,240,000 residents, according to a 2007 census. | |
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