Switzerland · Canton Code UR
Uri
URCapital: Altdorf
Total Population
38'581
Municipalities
19
Largest Municipality
10'618
Avg. Population per Municipality
2'031
Rankings for canton UriPopulation & demographicsTaxesClimatePolitics & electionsGeographyTerrain & reliefEnergy & electricityAll rankings →
Top municipalities in canton Uri
Top municipalities by population
BFSReligion
FSO · structural survey · 2022Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2022
Roman Catholic71.1% 22'109
No affiliation18.7% 5'811
Reformed Protestant3.9% 1'211
Other Christian3.4% 1'063
Muslim communities1.8% 570
Not stated0.7% 204
Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.
Structural Survey 2022 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Energy & electricity
ElCom · BFE · 2026Median tariff H4
25.07 Rp./kWh
Swiss median H4
27.7 Rp./kWh
Roof solar potential
289 GWh/yr
Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 19 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipalities in Canton
swisstopo · 1919 municipalities
Altdorf
URPopulation:10'618
Postal codes:1
6460
Andermatt
URPopulation:1'603
Postal codes:1
6490
Attinghausen
URPopulation:1'781
Postal codes:2
63906468
Bürglen
URPopulation:3'923
Postal codes:5
643664606463+2 more
Erstfeld
URPopulation:3'985
Postal codes:1
6472
Flüelen
URPopulation:2'048
Postal codes:2
64546460
Göschenen
URPopulation:482
Postal codes:1
6487
Gurtnellen
URPopulation:501
Postal codes:4
647364746476+1 more
Hospental
URPopulation:176
Postal codes:1
6493
Isenthal
URPopulation:461
Postal codes:1
6461
Realp
URPopulation:157
Postal codes:1
6491
Schattdorf
URPopulation:5'555
Postal codes:2
64676469
Seedorf
URPopulation:2'054
Postal codes:2
64626466
Seelisberg
URPopulation:724
Postal codes:2
63776441
Silenen
URPopulation:2'080
Postal codes:5
647264736474+2 more
Sisikon
URPopulation:399
Postal codes:1
6452
Spiringen
URPopulation:872
Postal codes:2
64648751
Unterschächen
URPopulation:737
Postal codes:2
64366465
Wassen
URPopulation:425
Postal codes:2
64846485
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
08.03.2026Teilrevision des Energiegesetzes des Kantons Uri (EnG)Cantonal UR● Accepted · 75.1% Yes
75.1% YesNo 24.9%
08.03.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Streichung der Abgangsentschädigung für den Urner Regierungsrat (Abschaffung goldener Fallschirm)»Cantonal UR● Accepted · 66.6% Yes
66.6% YesNo 33.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.0% YesNo 29.0%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
- How many municipalities does canton Uri have?
- Canton Uri has 19 municipalities. The largest are Altdorf, Schattdorf, Erstfeld.
- What is the population of canton Uri?
- Canton Uri has about 38'581 residents.
- What is the capital of canton Uri?
- The capital of canton Uri is Altdorf.