Coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft canton, Switzerland

Basel-Landschaft

(Basel-Landschaft · Базель-Ланд · Basilea-Camp)

Canton · Administrative region

Capital: Liestal

273 231
Population
518 km²
Area
5
Districts
Official language: German

Cities & Towns

Top 100 places

Basel-Landschaft covers 518 km² , divided into 5 districts, with Liestal as its capital city. Around 273 231 people live here, giving a population density of 528 per km² The largest city is Allschwil, with 20 249 residents. Click a district on the map to open its page.

Maps & Downloads

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Basel-Landschaft canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

Basel-Landschaft canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

Canton boundary with all district borders

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Basel-Landschaft canton outline map, Switzerland

Basel-Landschaft canton outline map, Switzerland

Clean solid-fill outline shape

Districts

5 districts

Basel-Landschaft is split into 5 districts. The largest is Bezirk Sissach at 141 km², and the smallest is Bezirk Liestal at 86 km² Bezirk Arlesheim has the highest building count in OSM, with 67 293 recorded structures.

District Population Area (km²) Buildings Postcodes
Bezirk Sissach 32 243 141 29 202 32 Open
Bezirk Waldenburg 15 344 105 13 062 18 Open
Bezirk Arlesheim 151 754 96 67 293 21 Open
Bezirk Laufen 16 376 90 16 886 16 Open
Bezirk Liestal 43 707 86 34 053 18 Open

Postcodes

96 postcode areas

Basel-Landschaft has 96 postcode areas, covering roughly 1 872 km² and 407 882 mapped buildings. Postcodes in Basel-Landschaft start with 4 / 2 (covering 4xxx, 2xxx), placing the canton in these Swiss postal zones. The most built-up postcode is 4153, with around 5 870 buildings. The map shades each postcode area by code number, so you can see at a glance how the Basel-Landschaft postal zones are laid out geographically.

96
Total postcodes
407 882
Buildings
1 872 km²
Total area
1 462
Avg. buildings
6.7 km²
Avg. area
356
Cities covered
2
Prefix zones
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Postcodes by building count

# Code Name Buildings Population Area km²
1 n/a 5 870 20 466 6.97
2 n/a 5 768 16 009 16.65
3 n/a 5 126 20 881 8.89
4 n/a 4 664 10 122 18.18
5 n/a 4 312 18 060 10.7
6 n/a 4 065 6 184 7.19
7 n/a 3 792 14 488 4.46
8 n/a 3 771 11 665 7.88
9 n/a 3 277 5 480 7.4
10 n/a 3 220 5 783 7.66
11 n/a 2 708 21 774 6.93
12 n/a 2 632 18 896 3.75
13 n/a 2 515 5 534 9.78
14 n/a 2 300 14 285 1.94
15 n/a 2 254 8 845 8.9
16 n/a 2 161 2 748 3.0
17 n/a 2 055 5 469 11.39
18 n/a 1 963 5 040 5.57
19 n/a 1 903 11 632 2.51
20 n/a 1 842 2 355 10.8

Postal services in Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft has 1153 mapped postal facilities: 124 post offices, 995 post boxes, 34 parcel lockers. Swiss Post runs a wide network of branches and automated MyPost 24 parcel lockers across the canton.

Die Post
Filiale Aesch BL · 4147 Aesch
Filiale Arlesheim · 4144 Arlesheim
Filiale Basel 18 Gundeldingen · 4053 Basel
Filiale Binningen 1 · 4102 Binningen
Filiale Laufen · 4242 Laufen
Filiale Lausen · 4415 Lausen
Filiale Münchenstein 1 · 4142 Münchenstein
Filiale Pratteln 1 · 4133 Pratteln
Filiale Therwil · 4106 Therwil
Liebrüti · 4303 Kaiseraugst
My Post 24 · 4133 Pratteln

Transport

49 lines, 158 routes

Click a route on the map to see its details.

By mode

bus 43 lines
tram 5 lines
light_rail 1 line

Network overview

Lines 49
Routes 158
Total network length 1540.8 km
Operators 7
Longest line 10: 124.5 km
Most stops 111: 60 stops

Basel-Landschaft has 1540.8 km of public transport routes across 49 lines and 158 services, run by 7 operators.

Full transport breakdown

Population and Building Density

by municipality (Gemeinde borders)

Summary

Hover over a municipality to see its figures.

Public Holidays

18 holidays in 2026 & 2027

Basel-Landschaft observes 9 public holidays in 2026. Alongside the Swiss national holidays, Basel-Landschaft has 5 canton-specific holidays.

Date Holiday Day Scope
01.01.2026 New Year's Day Thursday National
03.04.2026 Good Friday Friday Canton
06.04.2026 Easter Monday Monday Canton
01.05.2026 Labor Day Friday Canton
14.05.2026 Ascension Day Thursday National
25.05.2026 Whit Monday Monday Canton
01.08.2026 National Day Saturday National
25.12.2026 Christmas Day Friday National
26.12.2026 Saint Stephen's Day Saturday Canton

Heraldry

Official heraldry, free to download

These are the official heraldic symbols of Basel-Landschaft. The images come from Wikimedia Commons and can be downloaded below in SVG (scales to any size) or PNG (600 x 600 px).

Questions about Basel-Landschaft

Quick answers
What is the capital city of Basel-Landschaft?

The capital of Basel-Landschaft is Liestal, with around 13 807 residents.

How many people live in Basel-Landschaft?

Around 273 231 people call Basel-Landschaft home, spread across 518 km².

How big is Basel-Landschaft?

Basel-Landschaft takes up 518 km², which is roughly 200 square miles.

Is Basel-Landschaft a canton or a city?

Basel-Landschaft is a canton, one of 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation. Each one has its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts. Its administrative capital is Liestal.

What language is spoken in Basel-Landschaft?

The official language of Basel-Landschaft is German.

How many districts does Basel-Landschaft have?

Basel-Landschaft is divided into 5 districts (Bezirke). These include Bezirk Sissach, Bezirk Waldenburg, Bezirk Arlesheim, Bezirk Laufen, Bezirk Liestal , each forming a second-level administrative subdivision of the canton.

What postal codes does Basel-Landschaft use?

Basel-Landschaft uses 96 postal code areas. Swiss codes are always 4 digits long. Codes here start with 4, 2.