Bülach District

Bülach District
Bezirk Bülach
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Zürich
Capital Bülach
Area
 • Total 185.19 km2 (71.50 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2017)
 • Total 149,464
 • Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 22

Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°34′E / 47.667°N 8.567°E / 47.667; 8.567 Bülach District (Bezirk Bülach) is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is Bülach, the largest municipality is Kloten, the location of Zurich Airport. It includes the Rafzerfeld north of the Rhine, with Rafz, Wil, Hüntwangen and Wasterkingen.

The territory of Bülach has been controlled by Zürich since 1409, the remaining parts followed in the later 15th century (Eglisau 1496), with the exception of the Rafzerfeld, which was acquired by Zürich in 1651.

Municipalities

Municipality Population
(31 December 2017)[1]		 Area, km²
Bachenbülach3,743 4.25
Bassersdorf11,655 9.02
Bülach19,888 16.09
Dietlikon7,702 4.26
Eglisau5,188 9.07
Embrach9,432 12.72
Freienstein-Teufen2,376 8.32
Glattfelden5,190 12.35
Hochfelden1,934 6.16
Höri2,738 4.85
Hüntwangen1,027 4.97
Kloten19,408 19.28
Lufingen2,381 5.22
Nürensdorf5,611 10.09
Oberembrach1,058 10.20
Opfikon19,978 5.61
Rafz4,483 10.74
Rorbas2,841 4.44
Wallisellen15,939 6.50
Wasterkingen574 3.95
Wil1,407 8.94
Winkel4,540 8.16
Total149,464 185.19

See also

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
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