Subdivisions of the canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen until 2002 was divided into 14 districts (German: Bezirke). On 1 January 2003 they were abolished and the canton was divided into 8 constituencies (German: Wahlkreise).
There are (as of 2016) 77 municipalities in the canton.
Constituencies since 2003
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The canton abolished the district level in 2003, but it remains divided into eight constituencies (Wahlkreise) without administrative significance:
Wahlkreis | Capital | Former district(s) |
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Rheintal | Altstätten | Oberrheintal, Unterrheintal (except Thal) |
Rorschach | Rorschach | Rorschach (except Eggersriet), Thal from Unterrheintal |
Sarganserland | Sargans | Sargans |
See-Gaster | Rapperswil-Jona | See, Gaster |
St. Gallen | St. Gallen | St. Gallen, Gossau and municipality Eggersriet from Rorschach |
Toggenburg | Lichtensteig | Alttoggenburg, Neutoggenburg, Obertoggenburg, Untertoggenburg (part) |
Werdenberg | Buchs | Werdenberg |
Wil | Wil | Wil, Untertoggenburg (except Ganterschwil and Mogelsberg) |
Districts to 2002
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- Alttoggenburg
- Gaster
- Gossau
- Neutoggenburg
- Oberrheintal
- Obertoggenburg
- Rorschach
- St. Gallen
- Sargans
- See
- Unterrheintal
- Untertoggenburg
- Werdenberg
- Wil
See also
- de:Ehemalige Bezirke des Kantons St. Gallen
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- Rheintal
- Rorschach
- Sarganserland
- See-Gaster
- St. Gallen
- Toggenburg
- Werdenberg
- Wil