Sitten geodata
Sitten (Valais) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Switzerland in Europe/Zurich (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 28,045 people, there are 28 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Switzerland, 93.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 78.7% of cities are located further →East and 52.8% of cities have lower elevation than Sitten. Note1
Sitten GPS coordinates[2]
46° 13' 38.604" North, 7° 21' 20.124" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 46.71166°, | 6.65247° |
| Center: | 46.22739°, | 7.35559° |
| Lower-right: | 45.73881°, | 8.05872° |
| Map W x H: | 108.2×108.2 km | = 67.2×67.2mi |
| max Lat: | 47.76737° ⇑93.3% North |
| Sitten: | 46.22739° |
| min Lat: | ⇓6.7% South 45.83203° |
| min Long | Sitten | max Long |
| 5.97153° | 7.35559° | 10.44624° |
| W 21.3%⇐ | ⇒78.7% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Sitten is 487 m = 1598 ft, and this is 71.2 m = 234 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1845 m = 6053 ft | 47.2% |
| Avg. | 558.2 m = 1831 ft | |
| Sitten | 487 m = 1598 ft | |
Min E: |
197 m = 646 ft | 52.8% |
See also: Switzerland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Sitten is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 2261.2 km =1405 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Sitten |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 4867.1 | 3024.3 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2261.2 | 1405 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2534.1 | 1574.6 | to South |
| Equator | 5140 | 3193.8 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Sitten: (largest is in red/bold)
• Arbaz
6.1 km =3.8 mi, 
22°
• Ardon
7.6 km =4.7 mi, 
254°
• Ayent
7.4 km =4.6 mi, 
34°
• Basse-Nendaz
5.3 km =3.3 mi, 
218°
• Chamoson
10.5 km =6.5 mi, 254°
• Conthey
4.1 km =2.5 mi, 
264°
• Grimisuat
4.2 km =2.6 mi, 31°
• Grône
8.5 km =5.3 mi, 
70°
• Hérémence
6.5 km =4 mi, 
144°
• Lens
9.5 km =5.9 mi, 
49°
• Saint-Léonard
5.4 km =3.4 mi, 
60°
• Saint-Martin
9.1 km =5.7 mi, 
131°
• Savièse
2.8 km =1.7 mi, 
343°
• Vex
3.7 km =2.3 mi, 
116°
• Vétroz
6 km =3.7 mi, 263°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Sion
- In France: Sion
- In Italian: Sion
- In Russian: Сьон
- In Chinese: 锡永
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Switzerland existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
