Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

There are 167 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 (planned): Hirzel and Horgen → Horgen^[7]
2018 (planned): Elgg and Hofstetten → Elgg
planned: Hütten, Schönenberg and Wädenswil → Wädenswil
planned: Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim und Waltalingen

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 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Adlikon	662	6.71	99	Andelfingen
Adliswil	18,651	7.79	2,394	Horgen
Aesch (ZH)	1,269	5.24	242	Dietikon
Aeugst am Albis	1,969	7.87	250	Affoltern
Affoltern am Albis	11,868	10.56	1,124	Affoltern
Altikon	653	7.68	411	Winterthur
Andelfingen	2,221	6.65	334	Andelfingen

B

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Bachenbülach	4,058	4.25	955	Bülach
Bachs	601	9.12	66	Dielsdorf
Bäretswil	5,046	22.23	27	Hinwil
Bassersdorf	19,503	9.02	2,718	Bülach
Bauma^[3]^[4]	4,367	20.76	210	Pfäffikon
Benken (ZH)	858	5.67	151	Andelfingen
Berg am Irchel	567	7.06	80	Andelfingen
Bertschikon^[1]^[2]	1,084	9.64	112	Winterthur
Birmensdorf (ZH)	6,274	11.38	551	Dietikon
Bonstetten	5,422	7.42	731	Affoltern
Boppelsen	1,318	3.94	335	Dielsdorf
Brütten	2,021	6.67	303	Winterthur
Bubikon	7,119	11.58	615	Hinwil
Buch am Irchel	955	10.26	93	Andelfingen
Buchs (ZH)	6,320	5.87	1,077	Dielsdorf
Bülach	19,503	16.09	1,212	Bülach

D

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Dachsen	1,988	2.69	739	Andelfingen
Dägerlen	992	7.90	126	Winterthur
Dällikon	4,067	4.50	904	Dielsdorf
Dänikon	1,877	2.80	670	Dielsdorf
Dättlikon	780	2.87	272	Winterthur
Dielsdorf	5,962	5.86	1,017	Dielsdorf
Dietikon	26,929	9.33	2,886	Dietikon
Dietlikon	7,551	4.26	1,773	Bülach
Dinhard	1,529	7.15	214	Winterthur
Dorf	626	5.55	113	Andelfingen
Dübendorf	27,510	13.61	2,021	Uster
Dürnten	7,470	10.19	733	Hinwil

E

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Egg	8,395	14.48	580	Uster
Eglisau	5,148	9.07	568	Bülach
Elgg	4,306	15.53	277	Winterthur
Ellikon an der Thur	882	4.92	179	Winterthur
Elsau	3,533	8.06	438	Winterthur
Embrach	9,161	12.72	720	Bülach
Erlenbach (ZH)	5,502	2.97	1,853	Meilen

F

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Fällanden	8,401	6.41	1,311	Uster
Fehraltorf	6,333	9.54	664	Pfäffikon
Feuerthalen	3,589	2.49	1,441	Andelfingen
Fischenthal	2,473	30.25	82	Hinwil
Flaach	1,354	10.16	133	Andelfingen
Flurlingen	1,433	2.40	597	Andelfingen
Freienstein-Teufen	2,333	8.32	280	Bülach

G

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Geroldswil	4,923	1.91	2,577	Dietikon
Glattfelden	5,041	12.35	408	Bülach
Gossau (ZH)	9,791	18.28	536	Hinwil
Greifensee	5,366	2.30	2,333	Uster
Grüningen	3,381	8.77	386	Hinwil

H

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Hagenbuch	1,093	8.17	134	Winterthur
Hausen am Albis	3,556	13.64	261	Affoltern
Hedingen	3,667	6.59	556	Affoltern
Henggart	2,240	3.01	744	Andelfingen
Herrliberg	6,286	8.97	701	Meilen
Hettlingen	3,159	5.87	538	Winterthur
Hinwil	11,073	22.31	496	Hinwil
Hirzel^[7]	2,168	9.68	224	Horgen
Hittnau	3,584	12.92	277	Pfäffikon
Hochfelden	1,957	6.16	318	Bülach
Hofstetten (ZH)	501	8.85	57	Winterthur
Hombrechtikon	8,595	12.19	705	Meilen
Horgen^[7]	20,207	21.07	959	Horgen
Höri	2,690	4.85	555	Bülach
Humlikon	495	3.70	134	Andelfingen
Hüntwangen	1,022	4.97	206	Bülach
Hütten	897	7.24	124	Horgen
Hüttikon	916	1.60	573	Dielsdorf

I

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Illnau-Effretikon^[5]^[6]	16,298	25.28	645	Pfäffikon

K

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Kappel am Albis	1,110	7.87	141	Affoltern
Kilchberg (ZH)	8,320	2.58	3,225	Horgen
Kleinandelfingen	2,063	10.36	199	Andelfingen
Kloten	19,021	19.28	987	Bülach
Knonau	2,158	6.48	333	Affoltern
Küsnacht (ZH)	14,143	12.35	1,145	Meilen
Kyburg^[5]^[6]	411	7.58	54	Pfäffikon

L

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Langnau am Albis	7,476	8.66	863	Horgen
Laufen-Uhwiesen	1,644	6.27	262	Andelfingen
Lindau	5,470	11.96	457	Pfäffikon
Lufingen	2,202	5.22	422	Bülach

M

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Männedorf	10,799	4.78	2,259	Meilen
Marthalen	1,938	14.11	137	Andelfingen
Maschwanden	620	4.67	133	Affoltern
Maur	10,039	14.83	677	Uster
Meilen	13,701	11.93	1,148	Meilen
Mettmenstetten	4,844	13.11	369	Affoltern
Mönchaltorf	3,684	7.62	483	Uster

N

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Neerach	3,106	6.01	517	Dielsdorf
Neftenbach	5,537	14.95	370	Winterthur
Niederglatt	4,889	3.62	1,351	Dielsdorf
Niederhasli	9,168	11.24	816	Dielsdorf
Niederweningen	2,916	6.88	424	Dielsdorf
Nürensdorf	5,581	10.09	553	Bülach

O

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Oberembrach	1,068	10.20	105	Bülach
Oberengstringen	6,563	2.13	3,081	Dietikon
Oberglatt	6,940	8.29	837	Dielsdorf
Oberrieden	5,017	2.76	1,818	Horgen
Oberstammheim	1,190	9.36	127	Andelfingen
Oberweningen	1,776	4.86	365	Dielsdorf
Obfelden	5,119	7.54	679	Affoltern
Oetwil am See	4,732	6.09	777	Meilen
Oetwil an der Limmat	2,432	2.76	881	Dietikon
Opfikon	19,461	5.61	3,469	Bülach
Ossingen	1,451	13.07	111	Andelfingen
Otelfingen	2,821	7.23	390	Dielsdorf
Ottenbach	2,578	4.98	518	Affoltern

P

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Pfäffikon	11,728	19.54	600	Pfäffikon
	Pfungen	3,750	4.99	752	Winterthur

R

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Rafz	4,389	10.74	409	Bülach
Regensberg	469	2.39	196	Dielsdorf
Regensdorf	18,112	14.62	1,239	Dielsdorf
Rheinau	1,301	8.96	145	Andelfingen
Richterswil	13,304	7.54	1,764	Horgen
Rickenbach (ZH)	2,683	6.03	445	Winterthur
Rifferswil	1,075	6.50	165	Affoltern
Rorbas	2,794	4.44	629	Bülach
Rümlang	7,991	12.39	645	Dielsdorf
Rüschlikon	5,720	2.94	1,946	Horgen
Russikon	4,346	14.37	302	Pfäffikon
Rüti (ZH)	12,012	10.19	1,179	Hinwil

S

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Schlatt (ZH)	739	9.03	82	Winterthur
Schleinikon	725	5.65	128	Dielsdorf
Schlieren	18,681	6.58	2,839	Dietikon
Schöfflisdorf	1,384	4.05	342	Dielsdorf
Schönenberg (ZH)	1,844	11.00	168	Horgen
Schwerzenbach	5,072	2.64	1,921	Uster
Seegräben	1,436	3.75	383	Hinwil
Seuzach	7,243	7.56	958	Winterthur
Stadel	2,224	12.85	173	Dielsdorf
Stäfa	14,233	8.59	1,657	Meilen
Stallikon	3,629	12.01	302	Affoltern
Steinmaur	3,439	9.39	366	Dielsdorf
Sternenberg^[3]^[4]	351	8.75	40	Pfäffikon

T

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Thalheim an der Thur	905	6.44	141	Andelfingen
Thalwil	17,728	5.53	3,206	Horgen
Trüllikon	1,064	9.52	112	Andelfingen
Truttikon	469	4.42	106	Andelfingen
Turbenthal	4,662	25.07	186	Winterthur

U

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Uetikon am See	6,042	3.49	1,731	Meilen
Uitikon	4,145	4.38	946	Dietikon
Unterengstringen	3,744	3.32	1,128	Dietikon
Unterstammheim	899	7.32	123	Andelfingen
Urdorf	9,641	7.62	1,265	Dietikon
Uster	34,216	28.56	1,198	Uster

V

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Volken	336	3.21	105	Andelfingen
	Volketswil	18,499	14.00	1,321	Uster

W

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Wädenswil	21,686	17.37	1,248	Horgen
Wald (ZH)	9,591	25.25	380	Hinwil
Wallisellen	15,849	6.50	2,438	Bülach
Waltalingen	657	7.25	91	Andelfingen
Wangen-Brüttisellen	7,874	7.90	997	Uster
Wasterkingen	559	3.95	142	Bülach
Weiach	1,471	9.57	154	Dielsdorf
Weiningen (ZH)	4,748	5.41	878	Dietikon
Weisslingen	3,264	12.81	255	Pfäffikon
Wettswil am Albis	5,105	3.77	1,354	Affoltern
Wetzikon	24,564	16.73	1,468	Hinwil
Wiesendangen	4,955	9.68	512	Winterthur
Wil (ZH)	1,364	8.94	153	Bülach
Wila	1,941	9.21	211	Pfäffikon
Wildberg	980	10.83	90	Pfäffikon
Winkel	4,364	8.16	535	Bülach
Winterthur	109,377	67.93	1,610	Winterthur

Z

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2016)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Zell (ZH)	5,745	12.70	452	Winterthur
Zollikon	12,779	7.84	1,630	Meilen
Zumikon	5,142	5.44	945	Meilen
Zurich	401,144	91.88	4,366	Zürich

References

1 2 Bertschikon and Wiesendangen merged to Wiesendangen on 1 January 2014.
1 2 "Bertschikon" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
1 2 3 Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
1 2 3 "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
1 2 3 "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
1 2 3 "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
1 2 3 "Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (in German) accessed 15 June 2017

Notes

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