The canton of Zürich (German: "Kanton"    ) has a population (as of 31 December 2016 ) of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zürich is the capital of the canton. The official language is German. The local Swiss German dialect called "Züritüütsch" is commonly spoken. In English the name of the canton is often written without an umlaut.
The canton Zürich is bigger than the city of Zürich
The city of Zürich cannot be bigger than the canton it is in