Districts of the city of Zurich

Zurich's districts are made up of 12 districts , each consisting of one to four of the total of 22 city districts . For statistical purposes, the city quarters that are congruent with the city districts have been subdivided again. Zurich thus consists of 34 statistical quarters and over 200 statistical zones .

history

The incorporation of the Zurich suburbs in 1894 and 1934

These districts have their origins in the incorporations of 1893 and 1934, when the area of ​​the city of Zurich was expanded by a total of 19 independent communities. Some of these new districts still had an independent village or neighborhood life, which was further cultivated in the neighborhood associations. These associations still stand up for the interests of the local population today . Also guilds and sections of parties are present in everyday life of the districts and neighborhoods.

Administrative and political division

Circles

The most important subdivision for both administration and the population are the 12 city districts. These are numbered clockwise, with the original Zurich making up district 1 before the incorporation in 1893 and districts 9 to 12 forming a second ring from northwest to northeast.

tasks

In each district there is a responsible for the resident population of the constituency office people registration office , which is responsible among other things for a change of address (and deregistration), official certificates and confirmations and appointment of identity cards.

The population entitled to vote elects a city administrator in each district with regulatory and certification tasks, who also heads the respective debt enforcement office . As a special feature, the City Administration Office of Zurich 5 is responsible for monitoring the Swiss number lottery and raffles in the city of Zurich.

There are six offices of justice of the peace , each of which is responsible for two neighboring districts (districts 1 & 2, 3 & 9, 4 & 5, 6 & 10, 7 & 8, 11 & 12). The respective justice of the peace are also elected by the voting population of the respective districts.

In addition, the city districts form the basis of the constituencies for the municipal and cantonal council elections, with districts 1 & 2, 4 & 5 as well as 7 & 8 being combined into one common constituency to compensate for the differently sized population. The members of the respective electoral offices are elected by the municipal council from the ranks of the population entitled to vote in the respective constituencies.

In addition, the districts are used within the administration for the allocation of areas of responsibility, with further subdivisions being possible. Mentioned as an example are the district architects of the building construction department, who are responsible for building permits.

City districts and urban quarters of the city of Zurich

City districts

Urban district	Area in km²	Resident Dec. 2018	Density of inhabitants / km²
District 1 old town	1.8	5,750	3194
District 2	07/11	34,877	3151
District 3 Wiedikon	8.65	50,569	5846
District 4 Aussersihl	2.9	28,729	9907
District 5 industrial quarter	1.99	15,579	7829
District 6	5.10	34,321	6730
District 7	02/15	38,191	2543
District 8 Riesbach	4.81	16,788	3490
District 9	07/12	55,765	4620
District 10	9.09	40,341	4438
District 11	13.42	75,344	5614
District 12 Schwamendingen	5.97	32,483	5441
Zurich	91.88	428,737	4666

Statistical quarters and zones

City districts and statistical quarters of the city of Zurich

Statistical zones of the city of Zurich

The "Statistics City of Zurich" department divides the city of Zurich into 34 statistical quarters and over 200 (211 - as of August 2014) statistical zones based on the 12 districts or 22 city quarters. The data from the Statistics City of Zurich are broken down according to these. So-called quarterly reports are published sporadically for all 34 quarters.

Statistical quarters
This list also shows the coats of arms of the city quarters and historical parts as well as the statistical quarters.

Urban district	coat of arms	Statistical quarters	BFS code	Incorporation	Area in km²	Residents Dec 2018	Residents Dec. 2013	Resident December 2005	Foreigners Dec 2018
District 1 old town		town hall	261011	before 1893	0.38	3267	3194	3081	30.1%
		Colleges	261012	before 1893	0.56	664	665	695	34.3%
		Lindenhof	261013	before 1893	0.23	990	923	950	30.1%
		City	261014	before 1893	0.64	829	783	846	30.0%
District 2		Wollishofen	261021	1893	5.75	18,923	15,937	15,592	29.1%
		Leimbach	261023	1893	2.92	6320	5730	4867	33.6%
		Tightness	261024	1893	2.40	9634	8836	8375	36.7%
District 3 Wiedikon		Alt-Wiedikon	261031	1893	1.85	17,956	16,706	14,971	34.8%
		Friesenberg	261033	1893	5.15	10,933	10,696	10,360	18.3%
		Sihlfeld	261034	1893	1.64	21,680	20,931	20,554	31.2%
District 4 Aussersihl		Will	261041	1893	0.31	4455	4188	3878	33.2%
		Langstrasse	261042	1893	1.13	11'111	10,686	10,368	37.9%
		Hard	261044	1893	1.46	13,163	12,715	13,241	37.4%
District 5 industrial quarter		Trade school	261051	1893	0.73	9513	9626	9690	31.6%
		Escher Wyss	261052	1893	1.27	6066	4010	2727	33.2%
District 6		Substrass	261061	1893	2.46	23,394	21,876	19,921	27.8%
		Oberstrasse	261063	1893	2.64	10,927	10,452	9494	29.9%
District 7		Whisper	261071	1893	2.84	8485	7856	7325	30.7%
		Hottingen	261072	1893	5.05	11'265	10,708	10,100	29.6%
		Hirslanden	261073	1893	2.20	7488	7285	6859	27.5%
		Witikon	261074	1934	4.93	10,953	10,267	9864	26.0%
District 8 Riesbach		Seefeld	261081	1893	2.45	5253	4978	4923	40.5%
		Mühlebach	261082	1893	0.63	6315	5912	5577	35.2%
		Weinegg	261083	1893	1.72	5220	5022	4843	32.6%
District 9		Albisrieden	261091	1934	4.60	22,304	19,146	17'226	27.1%
		Altstetten	261092	1934	7.47	33,461	31'115	28,278	35.9%
District 10		Höngg	261101	1934	6.98	24,020	21,581	20,773	25.1%
		Wipkingen	261102	1893	2.11	16,321	15,835	15'446	28.2%
District 11		Affoltern	261111	1934	6.04	26,562	25,082	18,733	33.0%
		Oerlikon	261115	1934	2.67	23'214	21,658	19,585	38.3%
		Seebach	261119	1934	4.72	25,568	24,008	19,879	39.3%
District 12 Schwamendingen		Seeds	261121	1934	1.13	8582	7280	6727	28.8%
		Schwamendingen center	261122	1934	2.23	11,100	11,209	10,322	42.1%
		Hirzenbach	261123	1934	2.62	12,801	11,153	11'265	35.1%
Zurich					91.88	428,737	398,575	366,809	32.3%

School circles

School groups of the city of Zurich

The elementary school is divided into 7 school districts, the areas of which have also grown historically, but are only partially based on the city districts. The voting population of the respective school districts elects a president in the main office and the members of the school administration in the secondary office.

Notarial circles

There are also 11 notarial groups in Zurich, which in turn can extend beyond the city limits. The notaries organized by the cantons, who are also elected by the population entitled to vote in the respective area, manage the respective notary, land registry and bankruptcy office.

Other classifications

City quarters

The 22 city quarters - also known as historical or urban quarters - are purely nominal structures with no political significance. However, they are reminiscent of the formerly independent communities and places which were arranged around the historic city of Zurich and which grew together to form the city of Zurich at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries and were politically integrated. Some of these quarters are also divided into former districts. The old town, the districts of Aussersihl, Industrie, Riesbach, Schwamendingen and Wiedikon are congruent with the respective city districts. Two or four areas of the other quarters form the remaining districts.

Parishes

There are 33 Reformed and 23 Roman Catholic parishes in the area of ​​the City of Zurich.

Postcodes

Postcodes of the city of Zurich

The zip codes of the city of Zurich always begin with 80 ** and refer either to postman districts, PO box offices or large companies with their own zip code (8063 for the Triemli city hospital , 8070 for Credit Suisse , 8090 for the cantonal administration, 8091 for the university hospital Zurich , 8092 and 8093 for ETH Zurich , 8098 for UBS ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Contacts & opening times district offices. In: Website of the City of Zurich. Retrieved July 20, 2020 . 
2. ^ Website of the City of Zurich , accessed on August 24, 2014
3. ^ Website of the City of Zurich , accessed on August 24, 2014
4. ^ Districts and Quarters - City of Zurich. Accessed July 31, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Quarter overview complete series of all 34 city quarters. In: Website of the City of Zurich. Retrieved July 20, 2020 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Districts and Quarters - City of Zurich. Accessed July 31, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Formation of the school circles. In: Website of the City of Zurich. Retrieved July 20, 2020 . 
8. ^ Website of the notaries of the Canton of Zurich , accessed on August 24, 2014