Northwestern Switzerland
Northwestern Switzerland
Nordwestschweiz | |
|---|---|
Region | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,958.2 km2 (756.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,225,762 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 111.553 billion (2022) |
| NUTS code | CH03 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.964 very high · 4th |
Northwestern Switzerland (German: Nordwestschweiz, French: Suisse du Nord-Ouest, Italian: Svizzera nordoccidentale), is a subdivision of Switzerland as defined by the Federal Statistical Office for statistical purposes. It is classified as a NUTS-2 statistical region of Switzerland, and encompasses the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, and Aargau. It is different from the traditional region of the same name (Nordwestschweiz in German), which also includes Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, certain northern parts of the Solothurn and only parts of the canton of Aargau.