Jona

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Jona

Total population

17,799

Coordinates47.23°, 8.84°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Jona is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Before the merger with Rapperswil, the former municipality of Jona comprised the villages of Jona, Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, and Wagen.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

C

Cäsar Bachmann

Swiss politician (1892-1956)

V

Vic Eugster

Swiss Tonmeister (1940–2022)

J

Jakob Bürgi

Swiss politician

S

Sergio Luvualu

Swiss singer

Beatrice Egli

Swiss singer and television presenter

S

Sonia Kälin

Swiss amateur wrestler

A

Albert Späni

Swiss sports shooter

J

Josef Nauer

(1906-1987)

M

Markus Feusi

Swiss rower

A

Albert Wihler

(1913-2002)

K

Karl Kümin

politician (1835-1906)

K

Karl Nauer

(1910-1985)

K

Kaspar Blättler

(1791-1872)

M

Marianus Theiler

(1837-1893)

M

Matthäus Theiler

(1864-1950)

I

Irma Bamert

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in St. Gallen

• Rapperswil
  1 mi away · pop. 26,354
• Wagen
  2.3 mi away
• Ermenswil
  2.5 mi away
• Bollingen
  2.8 mi away
• Eschenbach SG
  4 mi away · pop. 5,083
• Schmerikon
  4.9 mi away · pop. 3,182
• Neuhaus SG
  5.2 mi away
• Bürg
  5.2 mi away
• St. Gallenkappel
  6.2 mi away · pop. 1,719
• Goldingen
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,129
• Uznach
  6.9 mi away · pop. 5,369
• Rüeterswil
  7.4 mi away

Browse all places in St. Gallen →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Jona

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-09-20

Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp

Neuroterus albipes

Seen 2026-09-20

Pinthaeus sanguinipes

Pinthaeus sanguinipes

Seen 2026-09-19

Goat Moth

Cossus cossus

Seen 2026-09-19

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Seen 2026-09-19

The White-Point

Mythimna albipuncta

Seen 2026-09-17

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-09-17

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Noctua comes

Seen 2026-09-17

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers