Original: Nine of the 26 Cantons -- Uri , Obwalden , Nidwalden , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Glarus , Zug , Basel-City , Schaffhausen and Geneva -- entirely dispense with the district level of government ; each with its own reason , be it historical or practical or because the area is small enough already .
Simplified: Absence of a district level in ten cantons Ten of the 26 Cantons entirely dispense with the district level of government : Uri , Obwalden , Nidwalden , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Glarus , Zug , Basel-City and Geneva .