Geneva
Geneva (Arpitan: Genèva, IPA: [ˈd͡zənɛva]; French: Genève, IPA: [ʒənɛv]; German: Genf, IPA: [ˈɡɛnf] (
listen); Italian: Ginevra; Romansh: Genevra) is the seicont-maist-populous ceety in Swisserland (efter Zurich) an is the maist populous ceety o Romandie (the French-speakin pairt o Swisserland). Situatit whaur the Rhône River exits Lake Geneva (in French cried Lac Léman an aa), it is the caipital o the Republic an Canton o Geneva.While the municipality itsel (ceety centre ville de Genève) haes a population o 191,415 (2010), the canton o Geneva (République et Canton de Genève, which includes the ceety) haes 457,628 residents (2009).[5] The agglomeration haes 1,240,000[6] residents but the Greater Geneva agglomeration (Geneva-Bern aurie) haes got 2,800,000[7] residents.
 A view ower Geneva an the loch | |
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| Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°09′E / 46.200°N 6.150°E 6°09′E / 46.200°N 6.150°E | |
| Kintra | Swisserland |
| Canton | Geneva |
| Destrict | N/A |
| Govrenment | |
| • Executive | Conseil administratif with 5 members |
| • Mayor | La Mairie (list) Sandrine Salerno SPS/PSS (as of June 2019) |
| • Pairlament | Conseil municipal with 80 members |
| Area | |
| • 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 | |
| • Total | 201,741 |
| • 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[4] |
| SFOS nummer | 6621 |
| Surroondit bi | Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier |
| Website | ville-geneve SFSO statistics |
Geneva is a global ceety, a financial centre, an a warldwide centre for diplomacy an the maist important internaitional co-operation centre wi New York acause o the presence o numerous internaitional organisations, includin the heidquarters o mony o the agencies o the Unitit Naitions[8] an the Reid Cross.[9] It is forby the place whaur the Geneva Conventions wur signed, which chiefly concern the treatment o wartime non-combatants an preesoners o war.
Geneva haes been describit as the third European financial centre efter Lunnon an Zurich,[10] an the warld's aicht maist important financial centre bi the Global Financial Centres Index, aheid o Frankfurt an Sydney,[11] an a 2009 survey bi Mercer foond Geneva tae hae the third-heichest quality o life o ony ceety in the warld (narrowly ootranked bi Zurich).[12] The ceety haes been referred tae as the warld's maist compact metropolis an the "Peace Caipital".[13] In 2009, Geneva wis ranked as the fowert maist expensive ceety in the warld.[14]
Etymology
The name Geneva is probably o Celtic oreegin. The ceety wis mentioned in Laitin texts wi the spellin Genava. The name takes various forms in modren leids. Thus, it is Geneva in Inglis an pronounced /dʒɨˈniːvə/ (deprecatit template), French: Genève [ʒənɛv], German: Genf [ˈɡɛnf] ( listen), Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra], an Romansh: Genevra. Anither theory is that Geneva is derived frae "Genévrier" which is the French wird for "juniper".
Thare is occasionally confusion atween this ceety an the Italian port o Genoa (in Italian Genova) as thay seem tae share a Celtic root, genu / genawa, meanin "estuary."
Admeenistrative diveesions
The ceety is dividit intae aicht quartiers, or destricts, whiles componed o several neighborhuids. On the Left Bank are (1) Jonction, (2) Centre. Plainpalais, an Acacias, (3) Eaux-Vives, an (4) Champel, while the Right Bank includes (1) Saint-Jean an Charmilles, (2) Servette an Petit-Saconnex, (3) Grottes an Saint-Gervais, an (4) Paquis an Nations.[15]
References
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