Switzerland provides national administrative divisions (Kantone and Bezirke) plus city-level schemes for the City of Zurich.
| Scheme | Levels | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Divisions | Kantone, Bezirke | Natural Earth |
| Zurich Stadtkreise | Stadtkreise (12) | Stadt Zürich OGD |
| Zurich Stadtquartiere | Stadtquartiere (34) | OpenStreetMap |
Swiss administrative hierarchy.
| Level | Local Name | Count | Code Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton | Kantone | 26 | ISO 3166-2 (CH-ZH) | Zürich |
| District | Bezirke | ~140 | BFS code (B_101) | Zürich |
Accepted codes: ISO 3166-2 codes (e.g. CH-ZH), BFS district codes (e.g. B_101), canton/district names in German, French, or Italian.
Preset: "Switzerland (Sub-national)"
The 12 city districts (Stadtkreise) of the City of Zurich, numbered Kreis 1 through Kreis 12.
| Level | Count | Code Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadtkreis | 12 | zurich_kreis:{n} | zurich_kreis:1 — Kreis 1 |
Matching: District number (1–12) or name (e.g. "Kreis 1").
The 34 neighborhoods (Stadtquartiere) of the City of Zurich — named neighborhoods like Langstrasse, Seefeld, Oerlikon, Altstetten, and Wipkingen.
| Level | Count | Code Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadtquartier | 34 | zurich_qtr:{name} | zurich_qtr:Langstrasse — Langstrasse |
Matching: Neighborhood names (e.g. "Langstrasse", "Seefeld", "Oerlikon").
| Scheme | Source | License | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Divisions | Natural Earth | Public Domain | naturalearthdata.com |
| Zurich Stadtkreise | Stadt Zürich OGD (WFS) | dl-de/by-2-0 | ogd.stadt-zuerich.ch |
| Zurich Stadtquartiere | OpenStreetMap contributors | ODbL | openstreetmap.org |