47°23′N 8°25′E / 47.383°N 8.417°E / 47.383; 8.417 Dietikon District is a district of the Swiss canton of Zürich. The capital of the district of Dietikon is the city of Dietikon, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

Dietikon District
Bezirk Dietikon
District
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Country Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalDietikon
Area
 • Total
60.06 km2 (23.19 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total
94,533
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities11

Dietikon District was created in 1989 by splitting the former Zürich District into three parts. The western part became the Dietikon District, the eastern part became the district (respectively city) of Zürich and the municipality of Zollikon (located east of Zürich) was integrated into the Meilen District.

Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area, km²
Aesch 1,709 5.24
Birmensdorf 6,909 11.38
Dietikon 28,057 9.33
Geroldswil 5,046 1.91
Oberengstringen 6,721 2.13
Oetwil an der Limmat 2,529 2.76
Schlieren 19,881 6.38
Uitikon 4,809 2.38
Unterengstringen 3,984 3.32
Urdorf 10,019 7.62
Weiningen 4,869 5.41
Total 94,533 60.06

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References

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  1. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.