Bülach District

Bülach District (Bezirk Bülach) is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants it is the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is Bülach, and the largest municipality in the district is Kloten, the location of Zurich Airport. It includes the Rafzerfeld north of the Rhine, with Rafz, Wil, Hüntwangen and Wasterkingen.

Bülach District

Bezirk Bülach
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalBülach
Area
 • Total185.19 km2 (71.50 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
 • Total151,486
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities22

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 2018)[1]		 Area, km²
Bachenbülach3,743 4.25
Bassersdorf11,687 9.02
Bülach20,447 16.09
Dietlikon7,776 4.26
Eglisau5,217 9.07
Embrach9,440 12.72
Freienstein-Teufen2,371 8.32
Glattfelden5,200 12.35
Hochfelden1,931 6.16
Höri2,845 4.85
Hüntwangen1,031 4.97
Kloten19,679 19.28
Lufingen2,401 5.22
Nürensdorf5,629 10.09
Oberembrach1,073 10.20
Opfikon20,361 5.61
Rafz4,576 10.74
Rorbas2,830 4.44
Wallisellen16,324 6.50
Wasterkingen560 3.95
Wil1,425 8.94
Winkel4,518 8.16
Total151,486 185.19

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 23 September 2019
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