Bülach District

Bülach District
Bezirk Bülach
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 / 47.667; 8.567 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
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

  1. ↑ Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (in German) accessed 15 June 2017
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