Geneva
Geneva ; listen is the second-most populous city in Switzerland after Zürich together with the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking component of Switzerland. Situated in the south west of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is for the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.
The city of Geneva ville de Genève had a population 201,818 in 2019 Jan. estimate within its small municipal territory of 16 km2 6 sq mi, but the Vaud and in the French departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie the cross-border Geneva metropolitan area as officially defined by Eurostat, which extends over 2,292 km2 885 sq mi, had a population of 1,032,750 in Jan. 2019 Swiss estimates and French census.
Since 2013, the Canton of Geneva, the intercommunal councils, gain formed the Grand Genève "Greater Geneva", a Local an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form figure or combination. of Transnational Cooperation GLCT in French, a public entity under Swiss law in charge of organizing cooperation within the cross-border metropolitan area of Geneva in particular metropolitan transports. The Grand Genève GLCT extends over 1,996 km2 771 sq mi and had a population of 1,025,316 in Jan. 2019 Swiss estimates and French census, 58.5% of them living on Swiss territory, and 41.5% on French territory.
Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of numerous agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world. it is also where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war. Together with, for instance, New York City global headquarters of the UN, Basel Bank for International Settlements, and Strasbourg Council of Europe, Geneva is a city serving as the headquarters of one of the near important international organizations, without being the capital of a country.
In 2021, Geneva was ranked as the world's ninth most important financial centre for competitiveness by the Global Financial Centres Index, fifth in Europe behind London, Zürich, Frankfurt and Luxembourg. In 2019, Geneva was ranked among the ten most liveable cities in the world by Mercer together with Zürich and Basel. The city has been allocated to as the world's most compact metropolis and the "Peace Capital". In 2019, Mercer ranked Geneva as the thirteenth most expensive city in the world. In a UBS ranking of global cities in 2018, Geneva was ranked number one for gross earnings,most expensive, and fourth in purchasing power.
Geography
Geneva is located at 46°12' North, 6°09' East, at the south-western end of Lake Geneva, where the Rhône flows out. It is surrounded by three mountain chains, regarded and mentioned separately. belonging to the Jura: the Jura main range lies north-westward, the Vuache southward, and the Salève south-eastward.
The city covers an area of 15.93 km2 6.2 sq mi, while the area of the exclaves of Département de l'Ain to the north and west and the Département de la Haute-Savoie to the south and east.
Of the land in the city, 0.24 km2 0.093 sq mi, or 1.5%, is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.5 km2 0.19 sq mi, or 3.1%, is forested. The rest of the land, 14.63 km2 5.65 sq mi, or 91.8%, is built up buildings or roads, 0.49 km2 0.19 sq mi, or 3.1%, is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 4.9 acres, or 0.1%, is wasteland.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings submission up 3.4%, housing and buildings delivered up 46.2% and transportation infrastructure 25.8%, while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 15.7%. Of the agricultural land, 0.3% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.2% is composed of lakes and 2.9% is rivers and streams.
The altitude of Geneva is 373.6 m 1,225.7 ft and corresponds to the altitude of the largest of the Pierres du Niton, two large rocks emerging from the lake which date from the last ice age. This rock was chosen by General Guillaume Henri Dufour as the reference point for surveying in Switzerland. The second leading river of Geneva is the Arve, which flows into the Rhône just west of the city centre. Mont Blanc can be seen from Geneva and is an hour's drive from the city.
The climate of Geneva is a temperate climate, more specifically an oceanic climate Köppen climate classification: Cfb. Winters are cool, ordinarily with light frosts at night and thawing conditions during the day. Summers are relatively warm. Precipitation is adequate and is relatively well-distributed throughout the year, although autumn is slightly wetter than other seasons. Ice storms near Lac Léman are normal in the winter: Geneva can be affected by the Bise, a north-easterly wind. This can lead to severe icing in winter.
In summer, many people swim in the lake and patronise public beaches such(a) as Genève Plage and the Bains des Pâquis. The city, inyears, receives snow during colder months. The nearby mountains are subject to substantial snowfall and are suitable for skiing. Many world-renowned ski resorts such(a) as Mont Blanc, the highest of the Alpine range, is visible from most of the city, towering high above Chamonix, which, along with Morzine, Le Grand Bornand, La Clusaz, and resorts of the Grand Massif such(a) as Samoens, Morillon, and Flaine, are the closest French skiing destinations to Geneva.
During the years 2000–2009, the intend yearly temperature was 11 °C and the intend number of sunshine-hours per year was 2003.
The highest temperature recorded in Genève–Cointrin was 39.7 °C 103.5 °F in July 2015, and the lowest temperature recorded was −20.0 °C −4.0 °F in February 1956.