Municipalities of the canton of Zurich

There are 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Municipalities in the canton of Zurich

In general, municipalities (German: Politische Gemeinden) in Switzerland are grouped in districts (Bezirke), their capital municipalities are written in bold letters.

Mergers of municipalities

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There were no changes between 1934 and 2013, but as of December 2022, there occurred in all nine mergers.

List of the municipalities

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Current municipalities of Canton Zürich as of 2023
Flag Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[6]
Area
in km2
Inhabitants/
km2
District
    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 1.60 863 Dielsdorf
 
 
 
 
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

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  1. ^ a b Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  3. ^ a b "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. ^ a b "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  5. ^ a b "Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  6. ^ "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

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Partially based on the article in the German Wikipedia.

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