The Swiss canton of Zurich is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital.
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The most populous Swiss canton,
Zurich is bounded in part by the
Lake of Zurich in the south and Germany in the north. It is a fertile agricultural region with orchards, meadows, and forests.
Among the rivers that flow through the canton; are the
Rhine and the
Thur. Machinery and other metal goods as well as textiles are manufactured. Its inhabitants are chiefly German-speaking and Protestant.
In the canton there are numerous towns and a few industrial cities, notably
Winterthur and the capital,
Zurich.
The major airport of
Switzerland is located in
Zurich-Kloten, a mere 12 kilometres from the city centre of
Zurich. It is also home to the
Swiss Airlines.
