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Jona, Switzerland

Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°49′E / 47.217°N 8.817°E / 47.217; 8.817
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Jona
Jona in October 2010
Jona in October 2010
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Jona is located in Switzerland
Jona
Jona
Jona is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Jona
Jona
Coordinates: 47°13′N 8°49′E / 47.217°N 8.817°E / 47.217; 8.817
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSee-Gaster
MunicipalityRapperswil-Jona
Area
 • Total20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (December 2006)
 • Total17,799
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8645
SFOS number3335
LocalitiesBollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, Wurmsbach
Surrounded byAltendorf (SZ), Bubikon (ZH), Eschenbach, Freienbach (SZ), Hombrechtikon (ZH), Kempraten, Lachen (SZ), Rapperswil, Rüti (ZH), Schmerikon, Tuggen (SZ), Wangen (SZ)
Websitewww.rapperswil-jona.ch
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Jona was a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2007, the municipalities Rapperswil and Jona joined to become a new municipality called Rapperswil-Jona.[1]

References

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  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009

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