Municipalities of the Canton of Zurich

Political communities of the Canton of Zurich

The canton of Zurich comprises 162 political communities (January 1, 2019). The capital of the canton is the city of the same name, Zurich . District capitals are highlighted in bold.

List of municipalities

Political communities of the Canton of Zurich
Parish name	Resident December 31, 2018	Proportion of foreigners in percent December 31, 2018	Area in km²	Inhabitants per km²	district
Adlikon	707	10.6	6.58	107	Andelfingen
Adliswil	18,769	36.4	7.77	2416	Horgen
Aesch (ZH)	1555	18.6	5.24	297	Dietikon
Aeugst am Albis	1982	13.7	7.91	251	Affoltern
Affoltern am Albis	12,229	28.5	10.59	1155	Affoltern
Altikon	706	9.2	7.70	92	Winterthur
Andelfingen	2215	12.8	6.74	329	Andelfingen
Bachenbülach	4165	24.8	4.31	966	Bulach
Bach's	580	13.3	9.13	64	Dielsdorf
Bäretswil	5029	10.5	22.19	227	Hinwil
Bassersdorf	11,687	24.6	9.03	1294	Bulach
Bauma	4965	16.1	29.53	168	Pfaffikon
Benken (ZH)	855	13.6	5.66	151	Andelfingen
Berg am Irchel	570	9.3	7.01	81	Andelfingen
Birmensdorf (ZH)	6519	24.4	11.42	571	Dietikon
Bonstetten	5548	15.9	7.43	747	Affoltern
Boppelsen	1377	12.4	3.96	348	Dielsdorf
Brütten	2010	7.2	6.60	305	Winterthur
Bubikon	7334	11.1	11.61	632	Hinwil
Book at the Irchel	977	7.5	10.21	96	Andelfingen
Buchs (ZH)	6397	25.7	5.84	1095	Dielsdorf
Bulach	20,447	27.5	16.09	1271	Bulach
Badgers	1920	12.9	2.70	711	Andelfingen
Dägerlen	1017	7.4	7.95	128	Winterthur
Dällikon	4149	29.5	4.51	920	Dielsdorf
Dänikon	1874	26.6	2.87	653	Dielsdorf
Dättlikon	789	9.5	2.88	274	Winterthur
Dielsdorf	6001	31.3	5.87	1022	Dielsdorf
Dietikon	27'265	45.4	9.34	2919	Dietikon
Dietlikon	7776	25.1	4.25	1830	Bulach
Dinhard	1655	8.7	7.07	234	Winterthur
Village	658	9.4	5.56	118	Andelfingen
Dubendorf	28,678	35.3	13.62	2106	Uster
Dürnten	7637	18.1	10.22	747	Hinwil
Egg	8598	19.3	14.53	592	Uster
Eglisau	5217	23.2	9.06	576	Bulach
Elgg	4903	17.3	24.39	201	Winterthur
Ellikon on the Thur	901	12.0	5.02	179	Winterthur
Elsau	3659	16.5	8.07	453	Winterthur
Embrach	9440	27.7	12.69	744	Bulach
Erlenbach (ZH)	5618	22.3	2.89	1944	miles
Fällanden	8672	24.0	6.38	1359	Uster
Fehraltorf	6435	18.6	9.47	680	Pfaffikon
Feuerthalen	3623	22.8	2.48	1461	Andelfingen
Fischenthal	2501	14.1	30.24	83	Hinwil
Flat	1414	14.4	10.17	139	Andelfingen
Flurlingen	1438	13.9	2.42	594	Andelfingen
Freienstein-Teufen	2371	13.4	8.40	282	Bulach
Geroldswil	4958	26.2	1.93	2569	Dietikon
Glattfelden	5200	24.5	12.29	423	Bulach
Gossau (ZH)	10'222	14.4	18.26	560	Hinwil
Greifensee	5358	19.9	2.27	2360	Uster
Grüningen	3475	13.2	8.79	395	Hinwil
Hagenbuch	1082	11.4	8.13	133	Winterthur
Hausen am Albis	3701	15.4	13.60	272	Affoltern
Hedingen	3734	15.7	6.53	572	Affoltern
Henggart	2239	9.2	3.03	739	Andelfingen
Herrliberg	6391	21.8	8.99	711	miles
Hettlingen	3148	9.1	5.90	534	Winterthur
Hinwil	11,138	16.7	22.28	500	Hinwil
Hittnau	3688	7.6	12.95	285	Pfaffikon
Hochfelden	1931	12.8	6.17	313	Bulach
Hombrechtikon	8757	20.3	12.18	719	miles
Horgen	22,665	28.7	30.83	735	Horgen
Höri	2845	33.2	4.79	594	Bulach
Humlikon	487	7.4	3.68	132	Andelfingen
Hüntwangen	1031	11.4	4.91	210	Bulach
Hüttikon	926	14.2	1.59	582	Dielsdorf
Illnau-Effretikon	17'068	26.7	32.91	519	Pfaffikon
Kappel am Albis	1157	16.7	7.92	146	Affoltern
Kilchberg (ZH)	8858	32.1	2.58	3433	Horgen
Kleinandelfingen	2109	12.2	10.29	205	Andelfingen
Balls	19,679	32.8	19.27	1021	Bulach
Knonau	2373	18.6	6.47	367	Affoltern
Küsnacht	14,397	26.1	12.36	1165	miles
Langnau am Albis	7547	26.5	8.67	870	Horgen
Laufen-Uhwiesen	1709	13.5	6.28	272	Andelfingen
Lindau	5617	20.9	11.99	468	Pfaffikon
Lufingen	2401	18.7	5.18	464	Bulach
Männedorf	11'243	19.7	4.77	2357	miles
Marthalen	1908	10.5	14.13	135	Andelfingen
Maschwanden	656	11.0	4.69	140	Affoltern
Maur	10'215	20.7	14.77	692	Uster
miles	14'220	22.6	11.94	1191	miles
Mettmenstetten	5094	15.1	13.03	391	Affoltern
Mönchaltorf	3769	15.8	7.59	497	Uster
Neerach	3178	12.7	4.69	140	Dielsdorf
Neftenbach	5679	11.8	15.07	377	Winterthur
Niederglatt	4954	26.0	3.60	1376	Dielsdorf
Niederhasli	9264	25.4	11.30	820	Dielsdorf
Niederweningen	3053	17.2	6.85	446	Dielsdorf
Nürensdorf	5629	16.3	10.04	561	Bulach
Oberembrach	1073	10.4	10.26	105	Bulach
Oberengstringen	6600	33.2	2.15	3070	Dietikon
Oberglatt	7108	36.7	8.25	862	Dielsdorf
Oberrieden	5083	21.2	2.79	1822	Horgen
Oberweningen	1803	20.0	4.94	365	Dielsdorf
Obfelden	5599	20.9	7.54	743	Affoltern
Oetwil am See	4817	28.9	6.11	788	miles
Oetwil on the Limmat	2553	18.1	2.77	922	Dietikon
Opfikon	20,361	44.9	5.59	3642	Bulach
Ossingen	1641	11.1	13.09	125	Andelfingen
Otelfingen	2939	21.5	7.15	411	Dielsdorf
Ottenbach	2555	12.4	5.02	509	Affoltern
Pfaffikon	11,935	18.9	19.52	611	Pfaffikon
Pfungen	3845	25.8	4.99	771	Winterthur
Rafz	4576	21.8	10.68	428	Bulach
Regensberg	485	17.3	2.37	205	Dielsdorf
Regensdorf	18,457	35.3	14.62	1262	Dielsdorf
Rheinau	1333	20.5	8.95	149	Andelfingen
Richterswil	13,513	18.9	7.53	1795	Horgen
Rickenbach (ZH)	2704	12.0	6.02	449	Winterthur
Rifferswil	1123	10.3	6.51	173	Affoltern
Rorbas	2830	27.4	4.44	637	Bulach
Rümlang	8172	29.8	12.41	659	Dielsdorf
Rüschlikon	6035	33.2	2.93	2060	Horgen
Russikon	4370	13.0	14.21	308	Pfaffikon
Rüti (ZH)	12,174	24.2	10.06	1210	Hinwil
Schlatt (ZH)	769	7.3	8.97	86	Winterthur
Schleinikon	728	10.2	5.68	128	Dielsdorf
Streaks	18,736	45.9	6.59	2843	Dietikon
Schöfflisdorf	1376	16.3	4.01	343	Dielsdorf
Schwerzenbach	5115	26.4	2.62	1952	Uster
Sea trenches	1443	16.7	3.77	383	Hinwil
Seuzach	7342	12.6	7.56	971	Winterthur
Barn	2289	14.1	12.89	178	Dielsdorf
Stammheim	2747	8.0	23.95	115	Andelfingen
Stäfa	14'497	18.9	8.59	1688	miles
Stallikon	3680	21.9	12.02	306	Affoltern
Steinmaur	3535	26.3	9.39	376	Dielsdorf
Thalheim an der Thur	917	8.4	6.44	142	Andelfingen
Thalwil	17,990	28.6	5.50	3271	Horgen
Trullikon	1066	7.7	9.56	112	Andelfingen
Truttikon	477	5.9	4.41	108	Andelfingen
Turbenthal	4900	20.3	25.22	194	Winterthur
Uetikon am See	6176	20.4	3.46	1785	miles
Uitikon	4344	17.5	4.38	992	Dietikon
Unterengstringen	3881	24.9	3.34	1162	Dietikon
Urdorf	9848	24.2	7.58	1299	Dietikon
Uster	34,722	22.8	28.49	1219	Uster
People	362	10.2	3.20	113	Andelfingen
Volketswil	18,669	24.4	14.04	1330	Uster
Waedenswil	24,341	21.7	35.64	683	Horgen
Forest (ZH)	9949	26.4	25.27	394	Hinwil
Wallisellen	16,324	30.7	6.42	2543	Bulach
Cheek Brüttisellen	7906	26.6	7.92	998	Uster
Wasterkingen	560	9.2	3.96	141	Bulach
Weiach	1810	25.8	9.58	189	Dielsdorf
Weiningen (ZH)	4832	28.5	5.37	900	Dietikon
Weisslingen	3384	10.9	12.81	264	Pfaffikon
Wettswil on the Albis	5188	15.9	3.77	1376	Affoltern
Wetzikon	24,809	25.3	16.81	1476	Hinwil
Wiesendangen	6521	8.4	19.17	340	Winterthur
Wil (ZH)	1425	10.8	8.94	159	Bulach
Wila	1971	13.4	9.19	214	Pfaffikon
Wildberg	1006	7.6	10.57	95	Pfaffikon
angle	4518	14.4	8.11	557	Bulach
Winterthur	111,851	24.1	68.07	1643	Winterthur
Zell (ZH)	6032	21.5	12.97	465	Winterthur
Zollikon	13,012	25.8	7.85	1658	miles
Zumikon	5284	24.2	5.48	964	miles
Zurich	415,367	32.2	87.93	4724	Zurich
Canton of Zurich (162)	1,520,968	26.7	1,728.94	880	-

The land area of the canton of Zurich is 1660.83 km², plus a lake area of 68.11 km², a total of 1728.94 km² ( Greifensee 8.30 km², portion of Lake Zurich 59.81 km²). The Pfäffikersee measures 3.30 km², seven other bodies of water together measure 1.22 km².

Changes in the community

Parishes until 1969
Municipalities until 1974
Municipalities until 1975
Municipalities until 1976
Municipalities until 1977
Municipalities until 1985
Municipalities until 1989
Municipalities until 1998
Municipalities until 2002
Municipalities until 2013
Municipalities until 2014
Municipalities until 2015
Municipalities until 2017
Municipalities by 2018

Church mergers before 2014

Dissolution of the communities of Aussersihl , Enge , Fluntern , Hirslanden , Hottingen , Oberstrass , Riesbach , Unterstrass , Wiedikon , Wipkingen , Wollishofen → incorporation into Zurich (1893)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Raat-Schüpfheim and Windlach → incorporation into Stadel (1907)
Dissolution of the municipality of Rieden → incorporation into Wallisellen (1916)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Oberwinterthur , Seen , Töss , Veltheim and Wülflingen → incorporation into Winterthur (1922)
Dissolution of the community of Schottikon → incorporation into Elsau (1922)
Dissolution of the municipalities Niederurdorf and Oberurdorf → merger to form the new municipality Urdorf (1931)
Dissolution of the municipalities of Affoltern near Zurich , Albisrieden , Altstetten , Höngg , Oerlikon , Schwamendingen , Seebach and Witikon → incorporation into Zurich (1934)

Parish mergers completed from 2014

date	Previous communities	New church
1st of January 2014	Bertschikon near Attikon Wiesendangen	Wiesendangen
January 1, 2015	Bauma Sternenberg	Bauma
January 1, 2016	Illnau-Effretikon Kyburg	Illnau-Effretikon
1st January 2018	Hirzel Horgen	Horgen
1st January 2018	Elgg Hofstetten	Elgg
1st January 2019	Oberstammheim Unterstammheim Waltalingen	Stammheim (ZH)
1st January 2019	Huts Schönenberg Wädenswil	Waedenswil

Breakups

Separation of Toussen, Bickwil , Wolsen, Oberlunnern and Unterlunnern from the municipality of Ottenbach → division into the new municipalities of Ottenbach and Obfelden (1847)
Dissolution of the municipality of Schwamendingen → division into the new municipalities of Schwamendingen and Oerlikon (1871)
Dissolution of the municipality of Adlikon → division into the new municipalities of Adlikon and Humlikon (1872)
Dissolution of the municipality of Trüllikon → division into the new municipalities of Trüllikon and Truttikon (1879)

Name change

Dorlikon → Thalheim an der Thur (January 1, 1878)
Hausen → Hausen am Albis (January 1, 1911)
Kappel → Kappel am Albis (January 1, 1911)
Unterembrach → Embrach (January 1, 1931)
Freienstein → Freienstein-Teufen (January 1, 1958)
Grossandelfingen → Andelfingen (January 1, 1970)
Illnau → Illnau-Effretikon (January 1, 1974)
Aeugst → Aeugst am Albis (January 1, 1976)
Wettswil → Wettswil am Albis (January 1, 1976)
Aesch near Birmensdorf → Aesch (ZH) [1. January 2003]
Hofstetten near Elgg → Hofstetten (ZH) [1. January 2003]

Web links

Commons : Municipalities of the Canton of Zurich - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Canton of Zurich: municipalities
Law on Municipal Affairs (Municipal Act) of 6 June 1926 (with a list of the municipalities of the Canton of Zurich)

Individual evidence

↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
↑ Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.

[1] Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[2] Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[Generalisierte_Grenzen_2020-3] Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.