City of Geneva

Geneva From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the city of Geneva. For the canton of Geneva, see canton of Geneva. For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation). Geneva A view over Geneva and the lake A view over Geneva and the lake Coat of arms of Geneva Coat of arms Location of Geneva Geneva is located in SwitzerlandGenevaGeneva Show map of Switzerland Show map of Canton of Geneva Show all Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°09′ECoordinates: 46°12′N 6°09′E Country Switzerland Canton Geneva District N/A Government • Executive Conseil administratif with 5 members • Mayor La Mairie (list) Sandrine Salerno SPS/PSS (as of June 2019) • Parliament Conseil municipal with 80 members Area[1] • Total 15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi) Elevation (Pont du Mont Blanc) 375 m (1,230 ft) Highest elevation (Chemin du Pommier) 457 m (1,499 ft) Lowest elevation (Le Rhône) 370 m (1,210 ft) Population (2018-12-31)[2] • Total 201,818 • Density 13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi) Demonym(s) Genevan or Genevese French: Genevois(e) Postal code 1200, or 1201–09 Genève, 1213 Petit-Lancy, 1227 Les Acacias[3] SFOS number 6621 Surrounded by Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier Website ville-geneve.ch SFSO statistics Geneva (/dʒɪˈniːvə/ jin-EE-və;[4] French: Genève [ʒənɛv] (About this soundlisten); Arpitan: Genèva [dzəˈnɛva] (About this soundlisten); German: Genf [ɡɛnf] (About this soundlisten); Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra]; Romansh: Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. The municipality (ville de Genève) has a population (as of December 2018) of 201,818, and the canton (essentially the city and its inner-ring suburbs) has 499,480 residents.[5] In 2014, the compact agglomération du Grand Genève had 946,000 inhabitants in 212 communities in both Switzerland and France.[6] Within Swiss territory, the commuter area named "Métropole lémanique" contains a population of 1.26 million.[7][8] This area is essentially spread east from Geneva towards the Riviera area (Vevey, Montreux) and north-east towards Yverdon-les-Bains, in the neighbouring canton of Vaud. Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations[9] and the Red Cross.[10] Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world.[11] It is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war. Together with for instance New York City (global headquarters of the UN), Basel (Bank for International Settlements), and Strasbourg (Council of Europe), Geneva is a city serving as the headquarters of one of the most important international organizations, without being the capital of a country.[12][13][14] In 2017, Geneva was ranked as the world's fifteenth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg.[15] In 2019, Geneva was ranked among the ten most liveable cities in the world by Mercer together with Zürich and Basel.[16] The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis[17] and the "Peace Capital".[18] In 2019, Mercer ranked Geneva as the thirteenth most expensive city in the world.[19] Geneva was ranked first by gross earnings, second expensive, third in earnings purchasing power gross hourly pay in a global cities ranking by UBS in 2018.[20]