Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

There are 162 municipalities in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Municipalities in the canton of Zürich

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

Mergers of municipalities

There were no changes between 1934 and 2013, but as of December 2016, there occurred in all four mergers as per 1 January 2014, 1 January 2015, 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2017.

2014: Bertschikon bei Attikon and Wiesendangen → Wiesendangen[1][2]
2015: Bauma and Sternenberg → Bauma[3][4]
2016: Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon → Illnau-Effretikon[5][6]
2018: Hirzel and Horgen → Horgen[7]
2018: Elgg and Hofstetten → Elgg
2019: Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen → Stammheim
2019: Hütten, Schönenberg and Wädenswil → Wädenswil
planned: Adlikon, Andelfingen, Henggart, Humlikon, Kleinandelfingen and Thalheim an der Thur
planned: Oberweningen and Schöfflisdorf

List of the municipalities

There are listed the names of all the 171 municipalities as of 2013, i.e. before the four mergers in the modern history of the canton of Zürich occurred.

A

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Adlikon	707	6.71	105	Andelfingen
Adliswil	18,769	7.79	2,409	Horgen
Aesch (ZH)	1,555	5.24	297	Dietikon
Aeugst am Albis	1,982	7.87	252	Affoltern
Affoltern am Albis	12,229	10.56	1,158	Affoltern
Altikon	706	7.68	410	Winterthur
Andelfingen	2,215	6.65	333	Andelfingen

B

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Bachenbülach	4,165	4.25	980	Bülach
Bachs	580	9.12	64	Dielsdorf
Bäretswil	5,029	22.23	26	Hinwil
Bassersdorf	20,447	9.02	2,750	Bülach
Bauma[3][4]	4,367	20.76	210	Pfäffikon
Benken (ZH)	855	5.67	151	Andelfingen
Berg am Irchel	570	7.06	81	Andelfingen
Bertschikon[1][2]	1,084	9.64	112	Winterthur
Birmensdorf (ZH)	6,519	11.38	573	Dietikon
Bonstetten	5,548	7.42	748	Affoltern
Boppelsen	1,377	3.94	349	Dielsdorf
Brütten	2,010	6.67	301	Winterthur
Bubikon	7,334	11.58	633	Hinwil
Buch am Irchel	977	10.26	95	Andelfingen
Buchs (ZH)	6,397	5.87	1,090	Dielsdorf
Bülach	20,447	16.09	1,271	Bülach

D

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Dachsen	1,920	2.69	714	Andelfingen
Dägerlen	1,017	7.90	129	Winterthur
Dällikon	4,149	4.50	922	Dielsdorf
Dänikon	1,874	2.80	669	Dielsdorf
Dättlikon	789	2.87	275	Winterthur
Dielsdorf	6,001	5.86	1,024	Dielsdorf
Dietikon	27,265	9.33	2,922	Dietikon
Dietlikon	7,776	4.26	1,825	Bülach
Dinhard	1,655	7.15	231	Winterthur
Dorf	658	5.55	119	Andelfingen
Dübendorf	28,678	13.61	2,107	Uster
Dürnten	7,637	10.19	749	Hinwil

E

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Egg	8,598	14.48	594	Uster
Eglisau	5,217	9.07	575	Bülach
Elgg	4,903	15.53	316	Winterthur
Ellikon an der Thur	901	4.92	183	Winterthur
Elsau	3,659	8.06	454	Winterthur
Embrach	9,440	12.72	742	Bülach
Erlenbach (ZH)	5,618	2.97	1,892	Meilen

F

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Fällanden	8,672	6.41	1,353	Uster
Fehraltorf	6,435	9.54	675	Pfäffikon
Feuerthalen	3,623	2.49	1,455	Andelfingen
Fischenthal	2,501	30.25	83	Hinwil
Flaach	1,414	10.16	139	Andelfingen
Flurlingen	1,438	2.40	599	Andelfingen
Freienstein-Teufen	2,371	8.32	285	Bülach

G

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Geroldswil	4,958	1.91	2,596	Dietikon
Glattfelden	5,200	12.35	421	Bülach
Gossau (ZH)	10,222	18.28	559	Hinwil
Greifensee	5,358	2.30	2,330	Uster
Grüningen	3,475	8.77	396	Hinwil

H

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Hagenbuch	1,082	8.17	132	Winterthur
Hausen am Albis	3,701	13.64	271	Affoltern
Hedingen	3,734	6.59	567	Affoltern
Henggart	2,239	3.01	744	Andelfingen
Herrliberg	6,391	8.97	712	Meilen
Hettlingen	3,148	5.87	536	Winterthur
Hinwil	11,138	22.31	499	Hinwil
Hirzel[7]	2,179	9.68	225	Horgen
Hittnau	3,688	12.92	285	Pfäffikon
Hochfelden	1,931	6.16	313	Bülach
Hofstetten (ZH)	500	8.85	56	Winterthur
Hombrechtikon	8,757	12.19	718	Meilen
Horgen[7]	22,665	21.07	1,076	Horgen
Höri	2,845	4.85	587	Bülach
Humlikon	487	3.70	132	Andelfingen
Hüntwangen	1,031	4.97	207	Bülach
Hütten	888	7.24	123	Horgen
Hüttikon	926	1.60	579	Dielsdorf

I

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Illnau-Effretikon[5][6]	16,298	25.28	645	Pfäffikon

K

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Kappel am Albis	1,157	7.87	147	Affoltern
Kilchberg (ZH)	8,858	2.58	3,433	Horgen
Kleinandelfingen	2,109	10.36	204	Andelfingen
Kloten	19,679	19.28	1,021	Bülach
Knonau	2,373	6.48	366	Affoltern
Küsnacht (ZH)	14,397	12.35	1,166	Meilen
Kyburg[5][6]	411	7.58	54	Pfäffikon

L

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Langnau am Albis	7,547	8.66	871	Horgen
Laufen-Uhwiesen	1,709	6.27	273	Andelfingen
Lindau	5,617	11.96	470	Pfäffikon
Lufingen	2,401	5.22	460	Bülach

M

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Männedorf	11,243	4.78	2,352	Meilen
Marthalen	1,908	14.11	135	Andelfingen
Maschwanden	656	4.67	140	Affoltern
Maur	10,215	14.83	689	Uster
Meilen	14,220	11.93	1,192	Meilen
Mettmenstetten	5,094	13.11	389	Affoltern
Mönchaltorf	3,769	7.62	495	Uster

N

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Neerach	3,178	6.01	529	Dielsdorf
Neftenbach	5,679	14.95	380	Winterthur
Niederglatt	4,954	3.62	1,369	Dielsdorf
Niederhasli	9,264	11.24	824	Dielsdorf
Niederweningen	3,053	6.88	444	Dielsdorf
Nürensdorf	5,629	10.09	558	Bülach

O

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Oberembrach	1,073	10.20	105	Bülach
Oberengstringen	6,600	2.13	3,099	Dietikon
Oberglatt	7,108	8.29	857	Dielsdorf
Oberrieden	5,083	2.76	1,842	Horgen
Oberstammheim	1,164	9.36	124	Andelfingen
Oberweningen	1,803	4.86	371	Dielsdorf
Obfelden	5,599	7.54	743	Affoltern
Oetwil am See	4,817	6.09	791	Meilen
Oetwil an der Limmat	2,553	2.76	925	Dietikon
Opfikon	20,361	5.61	3,629	Bülach
Ossingen	1,641	13.07	126	Andelfingen
Otelfingen	2,939	7.23	407	Dielsdorf
Ottenbach	2,555	4.98	513	Affoltern

P

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Pfäffikon	11,935	19.54	611	Pfäffikon
	Pfungen	3,845	4.99	771	Winterthur

R

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Rafz	4,576	10.74	426	Bülach
Regensberg	485	2.39	203	Dielsdorf
Regensdorf	18,457	14.62	1,262	Dielsdorf
Rheinau	1,333	8.96	149	Andelfingen
Richterswil	13,513	7.54	1,792	Horgen
Rickenbach (ZH)	2,704	6.03	448	Winterthur
Rifferswil	1,123	6.50	173	Affoltern
Rorbas	2,830	4.44	637	Bülach
Rümlang	8,172	12.39	660	Dielsdorf
Rüschlikon	6,035	2.94	2,053	Horgen
Russikon	4,370	14.37	304	Pfäffikon
Rüti (ZH)	12,174	10.19	1,195	Hinwil

S

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Schlatt (ZH)	769	9.03	85	Winterthur
Schleinikon	728	5.65	129	Dielsdorf
Schlieren	18,736	6.58	2,847	Dietikon
Schöfflisdorf	1,376	4.05	340	Dielsdorf
Schönenberg (ZH)	1,832	11.00	167	Horgen
Schwerzenbach	5,115	2.64	1,938	Uster
Seegräben	1,443	3.75	385	Hinwil
Seuzach	7,342	7.56	971	Winterthur
Stadel	2,289	12.85	178	Dielsdorf
Stäfa	14,497	8.59	1,688	Meilen
Stallikon	3,680	12.01	306	Affoltern
Steinmaur	3,535	9.39	376	Dielsdorf
Sternenberg[3][4]	351	8.75	40	Pfäffikon

T

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Thalheim an der Thur	917	6.44	142	Andelfingen
Thalwil	17,990	5.53	3,253	Horgen
Trüllikon	1,066	9.52	112	Andelfingen
Truttikon	477	4.42	108	Andelfingen
Turbenthal	4,900	25.07	195	Winterthur

U

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Uetikon am See	6,176	3.49	1,770	Meilen
Uitikon	4,344	4.38	992	Dietikon
Unterengstringen	3,881	3.32	1,169	Dietikon
Unterstammheim	928	7.32	127	Andelfingen
Urdorf	9,848	7.62	1,292	Dietikon
Uster	34,722	28.56	1,216	Uster

V

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Volken	362	3.21	113	Andelfingen
	Volketswil	18,669	14.00	1,334	Uster

W

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Wädenswil	21,621	17.37	1,245	Horgen
Wald (ZH)	9,949	25.25	394	Hinwil
Wallisellen	16,324	6.50	2,511	Bülach
Waltalingen	655	7.25	90	Andelfingen
Wangen-Brüttisellen	7,906	7.90	1,001	Uster
Wasterkingen	560	3.95	142	Bülach
Weiach	1,810	9.57	189	Dielsdorf
Weiningen (ZH)	4,832	5.41	893	Dietikon
Weisslingen	3,384	12.81	264	Pfäffikon
Wettswil am Albis	5,188	3.77	1,376	Affoltern
Wetzikon	24,809	16.73	1,483	Hinwil
Wiesendangen	4,955	9.68	512	Winterthur
Wil (ZH)	1,425	8.94	159	Bülach
Wila	1,971	9.21	214	Pfäffikon
Wildberg	1,006	10.83	93	Pfäffikon
Winkel	4,518	8.16	554	Bülach
Winterthur	111,851	67.93	1,647	Winterthur

Z

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2018)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Zell (ZH)	6,032	12.70	475	Winterthur
Zollikon	13,012	7.84	1,660	Meilen
Zumikon	5,284	5.44	971	Meilen
Zurich	415,367	91.88	4,521	Zürich

References

Bertschikon and Wiesendangen merged to Wiesendangen on 1 January 2014.
"Bertschikon" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
"Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
"Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
"Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
"Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019

Notes

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External links

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[adieu-bertschikon-1] Bertschikon and Wiesendangen merged to Wiesendangen on 1 January 2014.

[zol-bertschikon-2] "Bertschikon" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.

[adieu-sternenberg-3] Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.

[zol-sternenberg-4] "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.

[Adieu_Kyburg!-5] "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

[bfs-6] "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

[zsz-20160926-7] "Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.

[Stat2018_ZH-8] 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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