Horgen District
Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region; its capital is the town of Horgen. The district consists of 11 municipalities and has a population of 124,801 (as of 31 December 2018) and an area of 104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi).
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| Capital | Horgen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 124,801 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 9 |
Municipalities
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2018)[1] |
Area, km² |
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| Adliswil | 18,769 | 7.79 |
| Horgen-Sihlbrugg Dorfa | 22,665 | 21.07 |
| Kilchberg | 8,858 | 2.58 |
| Langnau am Albis | 7,547 | 8.66 |
| Oberrieden | 5,083 | 2.76 |
| Richterswil-Samstagerna | 13,513 | 7.54 |
| Rüschlikon | 6,035 | 2.94 |
| Thalwil | 17,990 | 5.53 |
| Wädenswil | 21,621 | 17.37 |
| Total | 124,801 | 104.16 |
- ^a Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.
Mergers
- On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen.
- On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.
References
- 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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