3,922 cities. 28 regions. 42 languages. That's the current coverage for Switzerland in the Geomelon API, led by Zurich at 448,664 people.
Data updated: 2026-07-14
| City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | canton of Zürich | 448,664 |
| Geneva | canton of Geneva | 206,635 |
| canton of Basel-Stadt | — | 200,973 |
| Basel | canton of Basel-Stadt | 176,329 |
| Lausanne | canton of Vaud | 144,160 |
| Bern | canton of Berne | 136,988 |
| Winterthur | canton of Zürich | 119,315 |
| Lucerne | canton of Lucerne | 85,534 |
| St. Gallen | canton of St. Gallen | 78,213 |
| Lugano | canton of Ticino | 63,495 |
GET /cities/search?countryCode=ch&sort=population_desc&limit=3
[
{
"id": "cc2e867e-4ec3-41ed-9834-8cd8aa61f577",
"name": "Zurich",
"population": 448664,
"countryName": "Switzerland",
"countryCode": "CH",
"countryEmoji": "🇨🇭",
"regionName": "canton of Zürich"
},
{
"id": "dee495b8-11d4-4b9b-ab58-31262841715f",
"name": "Geneva",
"population": 206635,
"countryName": "Switzerland",
"countryCode": "CH",
"countryEmoji": "🇨🇭",
"regionName": "canton of Geneva"
},
{
"id": "5306d3d5-a685-4f26-aa0d-f945ea3dedf3",
"name": "canton of Basel-Stadt",
"population": 200973,
"countryName": "Switzerland",
"countryCode": "CH",
"countryEmoji": "🇨🇭",
"regionName": null
}
]curl --request GET \
--url 'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=ch&sort=population_desc&limit=10' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: geomelon.p.rapidapi.com' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'City names in Switzerland are available in 42 languages.
Prefer a static file? Download 398 Switzerland cities as JSON (61 KB, no API key) from the Switzerland cities dataset page.
Geomelon currently has 3,922 cities in Switzerland across 28 regions. Results are paginated, up to 100 per request.
Yes. RapidAPI's free tier covers a fixed number of requests per month with no credit card required. There is also a free, no-key city-autocomplete endpoint (the demo above) for prefix search.
Yes — city names in Switzerland are available in 42 languages. Pass the languages you want via the preferredLanguages parameter, most-preferred first.
The main search and lookup endpoints require a free RapidAPI key. The prefix-search autocomplete endpoint used in the demo above is public and does not require a key.