Municipality

Basel

Administrative region🇨🇭 SwitzerlandADM3
GEONAME7285161
LAT,LNG47.558, 7.594
TZEurope/Zurich

Basel is a municipality in Switzerland. It has a population of about 173,232. It lies at 47.558, 7.594 in the Europe/Zurich timezone.

Type
Municipality
Population
173,232
Country
🇨🇭Switzerland
Timezone
Europe/Zurich

Key facts about Basel

GET/places/7285161
Feature class
A · Administrative region
Feature code
ADM3
Country
🇨🇭 Switzerland
Admin code
BS
Timezone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
47.558, 7.594
Population
173,232
ASCII name
Basel
GeoNames ID
7285161

Cities near Basel

GET/cities/near?lat=47.55773&lng=7.59361
Basel· 1.5 kmAllschwil· 4.4 kmWeil am Rhein· 4.5 kmSaint-Louis· 4.6 kmRiehen· 4.6 kmMuttenz· 5.5 kmReinach· 6.8 kmLörrach· 8.3 km

Places near Basel

GET/places/near?lat=47.55773&lng=7.59361
Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Diagnostisch-therapeutische Tagesklinik für Klein- und Kindergartenkinder· 0.1 kmBasler Münster· 0.2 kmWettsteinbrücke· 0.2 kmMuseum der Kulturen· 0.3 kmHecht· 0.3 kmDer Teufelhof Basel· 0.4 kmHotel Balade· 0.4 kmKrafft Basel· 0.4 km

Frequently asked questions about Basel

What country is Basel in?

Basel is in Switzerland.

What is the population of Basel?

Basel has a population of about 173,232.

Where is Basel located?

Basel is located at latitude 47.5577, longitude 7.5936.

What timezone is Basel in?

Basel observes the Europe/Zurich timezone.

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