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Cham
Zugtown
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Zug, Switzerland, Cham is recorded in open geodata as a town. Cham maps to 47.182°, 8.461° — squarely within the temperate belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here











People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Zug
- Steinhausen1.6 mi away · pop. 9,258
- Hünenberg1.7 mi away · pop. 8,846
- Hagendorn2 mi away
- Holzhäusern2.2 mi away · pop. 662
- Zug2.8 mi away · pop. 29,251
- Buonas2.8 mi away · pop. 753
- Baar3.1 mi away · pop. 23,557
- Oberwil3.2 mi away
- Rotkreuz3.2 mi away · pop. 8,518
- Arbach3.3 mi away
- Inwil3.4 mi away
- Risch3.4 mi away · pop. 506
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Cham
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 1702
- Population (Wikidata)
- 17,060
- Wikidata
- Q69235
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771