Schwyz District

Schwyz District
Bezirk Schwyz
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Schwyz
Capital Schwyz
Area
 • Total 506.4 km2 (195.5 sq mi)
Population (December 2010)
 • Total 51,708
 • Density 102.1/km2 (264.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 15

Schwyz District 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. It has a population of 51,708 (as of 31 December 2010).

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

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
Area, km²
Alpthal 563 22.9
Arth 10,699 48.6
Illgau 789 10.9
Ingenbohl 8,411 16.2
Lauerz 1,055 9.2
Morschach 1,033 20.8
Muotathal 3,561 172.2
Oberiberg 812 32.8
Riemenstalden 87 11.2
Rothenthurm 2,143 22.8
Sattel 1,781 17.3
Schwyz 14,423 53.2
Steinen 3,182 11.9
Steinerberg 864 6.9
Unteriberg 2,305 46.7
Total 51,708 503.6

References

  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 10 December 2011