Meilen District

Meilen District
Bezirk Meilen
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Zürich
Capital Meilen
Area
 • Total 84.64 km2 (32.7 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
 • Total 96,925
 • Density 1,145.1/km2 (2,965.9/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 11

Meilen District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the south of the canton in the Pfannenstiel region, forming much of the northern shore of Lake Zurich. The district capital is the town of Meilen.

Municipalities

Meilen contains a total of eleven municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
Area, km²
Erlenbach 5,247 2.97
Herrliberg 6,069 8.97
Hombrechtikon 7,994 12.19
Küsnacht 13,499 12.35
Männedorf 10,437 4.78
Meilen 12,539 11.93
Oetwil am See 4,369 6.09
Stäfa 13,923 8.59
Uetikon am See 5,728 3.49
Zollikon 12,033 7.84
Zumikon 5,087 5.44
Total 96,925 84.64

See also

References

  1. ^ Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (German) accessed 29 March 2011