Municipalities of the canton of Zurich
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There are 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
In general, municipalities (German: Politische Gemeinden) in Switzerland are grouped in districts (Bezirke), their capital municipalities are written in bold letters.
Mergers of municipalities
editThere were no changes between 1934 and 2013, but as of December 2022[update], there occurred in all nine mergers.
- 2014: Bertschikon bei Attikon and Wiesendangen → Wiesendangen
- 2015: Bauma and Sternenberg → Bauma[1][2]
- 2016: Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon → Illnau-Effretikon[3][4]
- 2018: Hirzel and Horgen → Horgen[5]
- 2018: Elgg and Hofstetten → Elgg
- 2019: Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen → Stammheim
- 2019: Hütten, Schönenberg and Wädenswil → Wädenswil
- 2023: Adlikon, Andelfingen and Humlikon → Andelfingen
List of the municipalities
editFlag | Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[6] |
Area in km2 |
Inhabitants/ km2 |
District |
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Altikon | 701 | 7.68 | 91 | Winterthur | ||
Adliswil | 19,049 | 7.79 | 2,445 | Horgen | ||
Aesch (ZH) | 1,709 | 5.24 | 326 | Dietikon | ||
Aeugst am Albis | 2,014 | 7.87 | 256 | Affoltern | ||
Affoltern am Albis | 12,289 | 10.56 | 1,164 | Affoltern | ||
Andelfingen | 2,232 | 6.65 | 336 | Andelfingen | ||
Bachenbülach | 4,188 | 4.25 | 985 | Bülach | ||
Bachs | 613 | 9.12 | 67 | Dielsdorf | ||
Bäretswil | 5,052 | 22.23 | 28 | Hinwil | ||
Bassersdorf | 21,998 | 9.02 | 2,806 | Bülach | ||
Bauma[1][2] | 4,367 | 20.76 | 210 | Pfäffikon | ||
Benken (ZH) | 856 | 5.67 | 151 | Andelfingen | ||
Berg am Irchel | 595 | 7.06 | 84 | Andelfingen | ||
Birmensdorf (ZH) | 6,909 | 11.38 | 607 | Dietikon | ||
Bonstetten | 5,610 | 7.42 | 756 | Affoltern | ||
Boppelsen | 1,472 | 3.94 | 374 | Dielsdorf | ||
Brütten | 2,063 | 6.67 | 309 | Winterthur | ||
Bubikon | 7,371 | 11.58 | 637 | Hinwil | ||
Buch am Irchel | 1,022 | 10.26 | 100 | Andelfingen | ||
Buchs (ZH) | 6,555 | 5.87 | 1,117 | Dielsdorf | ||
Bülach | 21,998 | 16.09 | 1,367 | Bülach | ||
Dachsen | 1,917 | 2.69 | 713 | Andelfingen | ||
Dägerlen | 1,037 | 7.90 | 131 | Winterthur | ||
Dällikon | 4,278 | 4.50 | 951 | Dielsdorf | ||
Dänikon | 1,846 | 2.80 | 659 | Dielsdorf | ||
Dättlikon | 797 | 2.87 | 278 | Winterthur | ||
Dielsdorf | 5,968 | 5.86 | 1,018 | Dielsdorf | ||
Dietikon | 28,057 | 9.33 | 3,007 | Dietikon | ||
Dietlikon | 7,875 | 4.26 | 1,849 | Bülach | ||
Dinhard | 1,741 | 7.15 | 243 | Winterthur | ||
Dorf | 666 | 5.55 | 120 | Andelfingen | ||
Dübendorf | 29,907 | 13.61 | 2,197 | Uster | ||
Dürnten | 7,645 | 10.19 | 750 | Hinwil | ||
Egg | 8,829 | 14.48 | 610 | Uster | ||
Eglisau | 5,491 | 9.07 | 605 | Bülach | ||
Elgg | 4,960 | 15.53 | 319 | Winterthur | ||
Ellikon an der Thur | 936 | 4.92 | 190 | Winterthur | ||
Elsau | 3,657 | 8.06 | 454 | Winterthur | ||
Embrach | 9,610 | 12.72 | 756 | Bülach | ||
Erlenbach (ZH) | 5,606 | 2.97 | 1,888 | Meilen | ||
Fällanden | 8,934 | 6.41 | 1,394 | Uster | ||
Fehraltorf | 6,574 | 9.54 | 689 | Pfäffikon | ||
Feuerthalen | 3,697 | 2.49 | 1,485 | Andelfingen | ||
Fischenthal | 2,501 | 30.25 | 83 | Hinwil | ||
Flaach | 1,430 | 10.16 | 141 | Andelfingen | ||
Flurlingen | 1,552 | 2.40 | 647 | Andelfingen | ||
Freienstein-Teufen | 2,397 | 8.32 | 288 | Bülach | ||
Geroldswil | 5,046 | 1.91 | 2,642 | Dietikon | ||
Glattfelden | 5,266 | 12.35 | 426 | Bülach | ||
Gossau (ZH) | 10,282 | 18.28 | 562 | Hinwil | ||
Greifensee | 5,307 | 2.30 | 2,307 | Uster | ||
Grüningen | 3,716 | 8.77 | 424 | Hinwil | ||
Hagenbuch | 1,095 | 8.17 | 134 | Winterthur | ||
Hausen am Albis | 3,801 | 13.64 | 279 | Affoltern | ||
Hedingen | 3,795 | 6.59 | 576 | Affoltern | ||
Henggart | 2,293 | 3.01 | 762 | Andelfingen | ||
Herrliberg | 6,567 | 8.97 | 732 | Meilen | ||
Hettlingen | 3,101 | 5.87 | 528 | Winterthur | ||
Hinwil | 11,354 | 22.31 | 509 | Hinwil | ||
Hittnau | 3,733 | 12.92 | 289 | Pfäffikon | ||
Hochfelden | 2,020 | 6.16 | 328 | Bülach | ||
Hombrechtikon | 8,815 | 12.19 | 723 | Meilen | ||
Horgen[5] | 23,090 | 21.07 | 1,096 | Horgen | ||
Höri | 2,951 | 4.85 | 608 | Bülach | ||
Hüntwangen | 1,067 | 4.97 | 215 | Bülach | ||
Hüttikon | 951 | 1.60 | 594 | Dielsdorf | ||
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Illnau-Effretikon[3][4] | 16,298 | 25.28 | 645 | Pfäffikon |
Kappel am Albis | 1,245 | 7.87 | 158 | Affoltern | ||
Kilchberg (ZH) | 9,207 | 2.58 | 3,569 | Horgen | ||
Kleinandelfingen | 2,104 | 10.36 | 203 | Andelfingen | ||
Kloten | 20,429 | 19.28 | 1,060 | Bülach | ||
Knonau | 2,369 | 6.48 | 366 | Affoltern | ||
Küsnacht (ZH) | 14,811 | 12.35 | 1,199 | Meilen | ||
Langnau am Albis | 7,902 | 8.66 | 912 | Horgen | ||
Laufen-Uhwiesen | 1,779 | 6.27 | 284 | Andelfingen | ||
Lindau | 5,585 | 11.96 | 467 | Pfäffikon | ||
Lufingen | 2,562 | 5.22 | 491 | Bülach | ||
Männedorf | 11,397 | 4.78 | 2,384 | Meilen | ||
Marthalen | 1,933 | 14.11 | 137 | Andelfingen | ||
Maschwanden | 641 | 4.67 | 137 | Affoltern | ||
Maur | 10,780 | 14.83 | 727 | Uster | ||
Meilen | 14,539 | 11.93 | 1,219 | Meilen | ||
Mettmenstetten | 5,380 | 13.11 | 410 | Affoltern | ||
Mönchaltorf | 4,082 | 7.62 | 536 | Uster | ||
Neerach | 3,229 | 6.01 | 537 | Dielsdorf | ||
Neftenbach | 5,756 | 14.95 | 385 | Winterthur | ||
Niederglatt | 4,938 | 3.62 | 1,364 | Dielsdorf | ||
Niederhasli | 9,449 | 11.24 | 841 | Dielsdorf | ||
Niederweningen | 3,089 | 6.88 | 449 | Dielsdorf | ||
Nürensdorf | 5,628 | 10.09 | 558 | Bülach | ||
Oberembrach | 1,105 | 10.20 | 108 | Bülach | ||
Oberengstringen | 6,721 | 2.13 | 3,155 | Dietikon | ||
Oberglatt | 7,386 | 8.29 | 891 | Dielsdorf | ||
Oberrieden | 5,122 | 2.76 | 1,856 | Horgen | ||
Oberweningen | 1,897 | 4.86 | 390 | Dielsdorf | ||
Obfelden | 5,779 | 7.54 | 766 | Affoltern | ||
Oetwil am See | 4,857 | 6.09 | 798 | Meilen | ||
Oetwil an der Limmat | 2,529 | 2.76 | 916 | Dietikon | ||
Opfikon | 20,954 | 5.61 | 3,735 | Bülach | ||
Ossingen | 1,724 | 13.07 | 132 | Andelfingen | ||
Otelfingen | 2,943 | 7.23 | 407 | Dielsdorf | ||
Ottenbach | 2,704 | 4.98 | 543 | Affoltern | ||
Pfäffikon | 12,174 | 19.54 | 623 | Pfäffikon | ||
Pfungen | 3,948 | 4.99 | 791 | Winterthur | ||
Rafz | 4,628 | 10.74 | 431 | Bülach | ||
Regensberg | 459 | 2.39 | 192 | Dielsdorf | ||
Regensdorf | 18,568 | 14.62 | 1,270 | Dielsdorf | ||
Rheinau | 1,287 | 8.96 | 144 | Andelfingen | ||
Richterswil | 13,670 | 7.54 | 1,813 | Horgen | ||
Rickenbach (ZH) | 2,796 | 6.03 | 464 | Winterthur | ||
Rifferswil | 1,148 | 6.50 | 177 | Affoltern | ||
Rorbas | 2,885 | 4.44 | 650 | Bülach | ||
Rümlang | 8,277 | 12.39 | 668 | Dielsdorf | ||
Rüschlikon | 6,113 | 2.94 | 2,079 | Horgen | ||
Russikon | 4,410 | 14.37 | 307 | Pfäffikon | ||
Rüti (ZH) | 12,494 | 10.19 | 1,226 | Hinwil | ||
Schlatt (ZH) | 779 | 9.03 | 86 | Winterthur | ||
Schleinikon | 858 | 5.65 | 152 | Dielsdorf | ||
Schlieren | 19,881 | 6.58 | 3,021 | Dietikon | ||
Schöfflisdorf | 1,394 | 4.05 | 344 | Dielsdorf | ||
Schwerzenbach | 5,193 | 2.64 | 1,967 | Uster | ||
Seegräben | 1,427 | 3.75 | 381 | Hinwil | ||
Seuzach | 7,420 | 7.56 | 981 | Winterthur | ||
Stadel | 2,336 | 12.85 | 182 | Dielsdorf | ||
Stäfa | 14,791 | 8.59 | 1,722 | Meilen | ||
Stallikon | 3,783 | 12.01 | 315 | Affoltern | ||
Stammheim | 2,859 | 2.393 | 1,195 | Andelfingen | ||
Steinmaur | 3,583 | 9.39 | 382 | Dielsdorf | ||
Thalheim an der Thur | 949 | 6.44 | 147 | Andelfingen | ||
Thalwil | 18,278 | 5.53 | 3,305 | Horgen | ||
Trüllikon | 1,055 | 9.52 | 111 | Andelfingen | ||
Truttikon | 449 | 4.42 | 102 | Andelfingen | ||
Turbenthal | 4,983 | 25.07 | 199 | Winterthur | ||
Uetikon am See | 6,225 | 3.49 | 1,784 | Meilen | ||
Uitikon | 4,809 | 4.38 | 1,098 | Dietikon | ||
Unterengstringen | 3,984 | 3.32 | 1,200 | Dietikon | ||
Urdorf | 10,019 | 7.62 | 1,315 | Dietikon | ||
Uster | 35,337 | 28.56 | 1,237 | Uster | ||
Volken | 383 | 3.21 | 119 | Andelfingen | ||
Volketswil | 18,865 | 14.00 | 1,348 | Uster | ||
Wädenswil | 21,792 | 17.37 | 1,255 | Horgen | ||
Wald (ZH) | 10,200 | 25.25 | 404 | Hinwil | ||
Wallisellen | 17,218 | 6.50 | 2,649 | Bülach | ||
Wangen-Brüttisellen | 8,000 | 7.90 | 1,013 | Uster | ||
Wasterkingen | 568 | 3.95 | 144 | Bülach | ||
Weiach | 1,990 | 9.57 | 208 | Dielsdorf | ||
Weiningen (ZH) | 4,869 | 5.41 | 900 | Dietikon | ||
Weisslingen | 3,365 | 12.81 | 263 | Pfäffikon | ||
Wettswil am Albis | 5,281 | 3.77 | 1,401 | Affoltern | ||
Wetzikon | 25,056 | 16.73 | 1,498 | Hinwil | ||
Wiesendangen | 4,955 | 9.68 | 512 | Winterthur | ||
Wil (ZH) | 1,488 | 8.94 | 166 | Bülach | ||
Wila | 1,998 | 9.21 | 217 | Pfäffikon | ||
Wildberg | 1,009 | 10.83 | 93 | Pfäffikon | ||
Winkel | 4,648 | 8.16 | 570 | Bülach | ||
Winterthur | 114,220 | 67.93 | 1,681 | Winterthur | ||
Zell (ZH) | 6,430 | 12.70 | 506 | Winterthur | ||
Zollikon | 13,311 | 7.84 | 1,698 | Meilen | ||
Zumikon | 5,587 | 5.44 | 1,027 | Meilen | ||
Zurich | 421,878 | 91.88 | 4,592 | Zürich | ||
Canton of Zurich | 1,553,423 | 1,728.95 | 898 | — |
References
edit- ^ a b Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ a b "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ a b "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ a b "Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ^ "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.
Notes
editPartially based on the article in the German Wikipedia.
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