Schwyz District

Schwyz District
Bezirk Schwyz
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Schwyz
Capital Schwyz
Area
 • Total 506.4 km2 (195.5 sq mi)
Population (December 2016)
 • Total 54,414
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 15

Schwyz District is a district of the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is both the largest and most populous of the six districts of the canton of Schwyz, accounting for around half its surface area, and 40% of the population. It has a population of 54,414 (as of 31 December 2016).

The district contains a total of 15 municipalities, of which the town of Schwyz is the capital.

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2016)[1]		 Area, km²
Alpthal612 22.9
Arth11,735 48.6
Illgau794 10.9
Ingenbohl8,758 16.2
Lauerz1,067 9.2
Morschach1,107 20.8
Muotathal3,543 172.2
Oberiberg885 32.8
Riemenstalden88 11.2
Rothenthurm2,375 22.8
Sattel1,926 17.3
Schwyz14,885 53.2
Steinen3,358 11.9
Steinerberg916 6.9
Unteriberg2,365 46.7
Total54,414 503.6

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2017

Coordinates: 47°01′N 8°39′E / 47.017°N 8.650°E / 47.017; 8.650

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