Municipalities of the Canton of Zurich

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

Church mergers before 2014

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
Elgg
Hofstetten
Elgg
1st January 2019 Oberstammheim
Unterstammheim
Waltalingen
Stammheim (ZH)
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

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  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 .
  3. a b Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.