Schwyz (district)

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Schwyz 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.

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

District of Schwyz
District of Schwyz
Municipalities of the district of Schwyz
Municipalities of the district of Schwyz
Coat of arms Municipality Population
(Dec 2005)
Area, km²
Alpthal Alpthal 511 22.9
Arth Arth 9918 48.6
Illgau Illgau 776 10.9
Ingenbohl Ingenbohl 7863 16.2
Lauerz Lauerz 943 9.2
Morschach Morschach 893 23.4
Muotathal Muotathal 3543 172.4
Oberiberg Oberiberg 771 32.9
Riemenstalden Riemenstalden 75 11.2
Rothenthurm Rothenthurm 2017 22.8
Sattel Sattel 1566 17.3
Schwyz Schwyz 14,302 53.3
Steinen Steinen 3004 11.8
Steinerberg Steinerberg 890 7.0
Unteriberg Unteriberg 2289 46.5
Total 49,361 506.4