Bülach District
Bülach District Bezirk Bülach | |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Zürich |
Capital | Bülach |
Area | |
• Total | 185.19 km2 (71.50 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2016) | |
• Total | 146,667 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Municipalities | 22 |
Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°34′E / 47.667°N 8.567°E Bülach District (Bezirk Bülach) is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is Bülach, the largest municipality is Kloten, the location of Zurich Airport. It includes the Rafzerfeld north of the Rhine, with Rafz, Wil, Hüntwangen and Wasterkingen.
The territory of Bülach has been controlled by Zürich since 1409, the remaining parts followed in the later 15th century (Eglisau 1496), with the exception of the Rafzerfeld, which was acquired by Zürich in 1651.
Municipalities
Municipality | Population (31 December 2016)[1] |
Area, km² |
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Bachenbülach | 3,743 | 4.25 |
Bassersdorf | 11,551 | 9.02 |
Bülach | 19,503 | 16.09 |
Dietlikon | 7,551 | 4.26 |
Eglisau | 5,148 | 9.07 |
Embrach | 9,161 | 12.72 |
Freienstein-Teufen | 2,333 | 8.32 |
Glattfelden | 5,041 | 12.35 |
Hochfelden | 1,957 | 6.16 |
Höri | 2,690 | 4.85 |
Hüntwangen | 1,022 | 4.97 |
Kloten | 19,021 | 19.28 |
Lufingen | 2,202 | 5.22 |
Nürensdorf | 5,581 | 10.09 |
Oberembrach | 1,068 | 10.20 |
Opfikon | 19,461 | 5.61 |
Rafz | 4,389 | 10.74 |
Rorbas | 2,794 | 4.44 |
Wallisellen | 15,849 | 6.50 |
Wasterkingen | 559 | 3.95 |
Wil | 1,364 | 8.94 |
Winkel | 4,364 | 8.16 |
Total | 146,667 | 185.19 |
See also
References
- ↑ Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (in German) accessed 15 June 2017
External links
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- Bülach (Vogtei, Bezirk) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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