The Canton of St. Gallen until 2002 was divided into 14 districts ( German: Bezirke). On 1 January 2003 they were abolished and the canton was divided into 8 constituencies ( German: Wahlkreise).
There are (as of 2016) 77 municipalities in the canton.
The canton abolished the district level in 2003, but it remains divided into eight constituencies (Wahlkreise) without administrative significance:
Wahlkreis | Capital | Former district(s) |
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Rheintal | Altstätten | Oberrheintal, Unterrheintal (except Thal) |
Rorschach | Rorschach | Rorschach (except Eggersriet), 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 (part) |
Werdenberg | Buchs | Werdenberg |
Wil | Wil | Wil, Untertoggenburg (except Ganterschwil and Mogelsberg) |