Thurgau: Facts & Figures
Whether the number of inhabitants, metres above sea level, annual water consumption or places in education, figures, percentages and population statistics describe life in every canton. The Statistical Centre of the Canton of Thurgau is responsible for recording these figures in the eight districts which make up the Canton’s total area of 991 square kilometres.
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- 224,330 people were permanently resident in the Canton of Thurgau in 2009. That figure represented a rise of 3,100 on the previous year.
- 22,585 people live in Frauenfeld, the Canton’s largest municipality.
- 392 million Swiss francs were invested in education by the Canton of Thurgau in 2009.
The figures keep coming
- 991 km² is the Canton’s total surface area.
- 681 is the number of bus stops in Thurgau.





