The
Canton of St. Gallen (German:
Kanton , ) is a
canton of
Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km², and has a population (as of ) of . , the population included 97,461 foreigners, or about 20.9% of the total population. The capital is
St. Gallen. Spelling variations include:
St. Gall,
Saint Gall,
Saint Gallen,
Sankt Gallen, and
Son Gagl.