The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg (French: canton de Fribourg [kɑ̃tɔ̃ d(ə) fʁibuʁ]; German: Kanton Freiburg [ˈfraɪbʊrɡ] (listen); Arpitan: Canton de Fribôrg [cɛ̃ˈtɔ̃ də fʁiˈbwa] (listen)) is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by two thirds of the citizens and German by about one third. Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.