Nine of the NUMBER@1 Cantons -- PERSON@1 , LOCATION@1 , LOCATION@2 , ORGANIZATION@1 , Glarus , LOCATION@3 , PERSON@2 , Schaffhausen and LOCATION@4 -- 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 .

Absence of a district level in ten cantons Ten of the NUMBER@1 Cantons entirely dispense with the district level of government : PERSON@1 , LOCATION@1 , LOCATION@2 , ORGANIZATION@1 , Glarus , LOCATION@3 , Basel-City and LOCATION@4 .
