BSL
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg
Large airport
6.1 km
BASEL
Basel-City · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 47.56°N / 7.57°E
BS
ADM1 · ID
GeoNames 2,661,604
Basel is a city in Switzerland with a population of 177,595. It sits at 47.56/7.57, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 2 km from Binningen.
Population
177,595
Place Type
Regional Capital
Elevation
n/a
Timezone
Europe/Zurich
All facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Subdivision
- Basel-City
- Coords
- 47.56°N / 7.57°E
- UTC offset
- +1
- DST
- Observed
Proximity
Air access
LSZI
Fricktal-Schupfart Airfield
Small airport
28.9 km
EDSF
Hütten Glider Field
Small airport
28.9 km
EDSM
Müllheim Airfield
Small airport
30.0 km
LSZG
Grenchen Airfield
Medium airport
43.5 km
Universities
University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB )
fhbb.ch
University of Basel
unibas.ch
FAQ
- What is the population of Basel?
- 177,595 people, per GeoNames.
- Which timezone is Basel in?
- Europe/Zurich.
- Which country is Basel in?
- Switzerland (CH).
- Which airport serves Basel?
- EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL).
- How far is Basel from Bern?
- About 69 km.
- Does Basel have a university?
- Yes. University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) and University of Basel.
- What languages are spoken in Switzerland?
- French and Italian.
- What currency is used in Switzerland?
- Swiss Franc.
- How many cities are in Switzerland?
- 1,895 on record.
- Which admin region is Basel in?
- Basel-City.
Get this page as JSON
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2661604
{
"data": {
"id": 2661604,
"name": "Basel",
"ascii_name": "Basel",
"country_code": "CH",
"population": 177595,
"elevation": null,
"timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
"feature_class": "P",
"feature_code": "PPLA",
"latitude": 47.55839,
"longitude": 7.57327
}
}
Context
- 12.6x the population of Binningen.
- 2 km from Binningen.
- Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.