Subdivisions of the canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen until 2002 was divided into 14 districts. On 1 January 2003 they were abolished and the canton was divided into 8 constituencies.
There are 77 municipalities in the canton.
Constituencies since 2003
The canton abolished the district level in 2003, but it remains divided into eight constituencies without administrative significance:Wahlkreis | Capital | Former district |
Rheintal | Altstätten | Oberrheintal, Unterrheintal |
Rorschach | Rorschach | Rorschach, Thal from Unterrheintal |
Sarganserland | Sargans | Sargans |
See-Gaster | Rapperswil-Jona | See, Gaster |
St. Gallen | St. Gallen | St. Gallen, Gossau and municipality Eggersriet from Rorschach |
Toggenburg | Lichtensteig | Alttoggenburg, Neutoggenburg, Obertoggenburg, Untertoggenburg |
Werdenberg | Buchs | Werdenberg |
Wil | Wil | Wil, Untertoggenburg |
Districts to 2002
- Alttoggenburg
- Gaster
- Gossau
- Neutoggenburg
- Oberrheintal
- Obertoggenburg
- Rorschach
- St. Gallen
- Sargans
- See
- Unterrheintal
- Untertoggenburg
- Werdenberg
- Wil