Northwestern Switzerland

Northwestern Switzerland
Northwestern Switzerland
Nordwestschweiz
—  Region  —
Country  Switzerland
Area[1]
 – Total 1,958.2 km2 (756.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)[2]
 – Total 1,031,400
 – Density 526.7/km2 (1,364.2/sq mi)
NUTS code CH03

Northwestern Switzerland (German: Nordwestschweiz) is the common name of the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Basel-City, Basel-Country and Aargau. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.

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