Municipalities of the canton of Zürich




There are 162 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[update], 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: Hirzel and Horgen → Horgen[7]

  • 2018: Elgg and Hofstetten → Elgg



  • 2019: Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen → Stammheim

  • 2019: Hütten, Schönenberg and Wädenswil → Wädenswil


  • planned: Adlikon, Andelfingen, Henggart, Humlikon, Kleinandelfingen and Thalheim an der Thur


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.





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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Adlikon bei Andelfingen
Adlikon 665 6.71 99

Andelfingen

Adliswil
Adliswil 18,803 7.79 2,414

Horgen

Aesch
Aesch (ZH) 1,348 5.24 257

Dietikon

Aeugst am Albis
Aeugst am Albis 1,941 7.87 247

Affoltern

Affoltern am Albis
Affoltern am Albis 12,146 10.56 1,150

Affoltern

Altikon
Altikon 676 7.68 414

Winterthur

Andelfingen ZH
Andelfingen 2,208 6.65 332

Andelfingen



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Bachenbülach
Bachenbülach 4,114
4.25
968

Bülach

Bachs
Bachs 593
9.12
65

Dielsdorf

Bäretswil
Bäretswil 5,038
22.23
27

Hinwil

Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf 19,888
9.02
2,742

Bülach

Bauma

Bauma[3][4]
4,367
20.76
210

Pfäffikon

Benken
Benken (ZH) 858
5.67
151

Andelfingen

Berg am Irchel
Berg am Irchel 564
7.06
80

Andelfingen

Bertschikon bei Attikon

Bertschikon[1][2]
1,084
9.64
112

Winterthur

Birmensdorf ZH

Birmensdorf (ZH)
6,414
11.38
564

Dietikon

Bonstetten
Bonstetten 5,512 7.42 743

Affoltern

Boppelsen
Boppelsen 1,373 3.94 348

Dielsdorf

Brütten
Brütten 2,022 6.67 303

Winterthur

Bubikon
Bubikon 7,200 11.58 622

Hinwil

Buch am Irchel
Buch am Irchel 971 10.26 95

Andelfingen

Buchs ZH
Buchs (ZH) 6,315 5.87 1,076

Dielsdorf

Bülach
Bülach 19,888 16.09 1,236

Bülach



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Dachsen
Dachsen 1,936 2.69 720

Andelfingen

Dägerlen
Dägerlen 1,015 7.90 128

Winterthur

Dällikon
Dällikon 4,118 4.50 915

Dielsdorf

Dänikon
Dänikon 1,879 2.80 671

Dielsdorf

Dättlikon
Dättlikon 782 2.87 272

Winterthur

Dielsdorf
Dielsdorf 5,966 5.86 1,018

Dielsdorf

Dietikon
Dietikon 27,079 9.33 2,902

Dietikon

Dietlikon
Dietlikon 7,702 4.26 1,808

Bülach

Dinhard
Dinhard 1,557 7.15 218

Winterthur

Dorf ZH
Dorf 687 5.55 124

Andelfingen

Dübendorf
Dübendorf 28,141 13.61 2,068

Uster

Dürnten
Dürnten 7,570 10.19 743

Hinwil



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Egg ZH
Egg 8,452 14.48 584

Uster

Eglisau
Eglisau 5,188 9.07 572

Bülach

Elgg
Elgg 4,425 15.53 285

Winterthur

Ellikon an der Thur
Ellikon an der Thur 902 4.92 183

Winterthur

Elsau
Elsau 3,631 8.06 450

Winterthur

Embrach
Embrach 9,432 12.72 742

Bülach

Erlenbach ZH
Erlenbach (ZH) 5,576 2.97 1,877

Meilen



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Faellanden
Fällanden 8,606 6.41 1,343

Uster

Fehraltorf
Fehraltorf 6,416 9.54 673

Pfäffikon

Feuerthalen
Feuerthalen 3,641 2.49 1,462

Andelfingen

Fischenthal
Fischenthal 2,512 30.25 83

Hinwil

Flaach
Flaach 1,390 10.16 137

Andelfingen

Flurlingen
Flurlingen 1,440 2.40 600

Andelfingen

Freienstein-Teufen
Freienstein-Teufen 2,376 8.32 286

Bülach



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Geroldswil
Geroldswil 4,943 1.91 2,588

Dietikon

Glattfelden
Glattfelden 5,190 12.35 420

Bülach

Gossau ZH
Gossau (ZH) 9,968 18.28 545

Hinwil

Greifensee
Greifensee 5,354 2.30 2,328

Uster

Grüningen ZH
Grüningen 3,382 8.77 386

Hinwil



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Hagenbuch ZH
Hagenbuch 1,106 8.17 135

Winterthur

Hausen am Albis
Hausen am Albis 3,664 13.64 269

Affoltern

Hedingen
Hedingen 3,694 6.59 561

Affoltern

Henggart
Henggart 2,268 3.01 753

Andelfingen

Herrliberg
Herrliberg 6,308 8.97 703

Meilen

Hettlingen ZH
Hettlingen 3,179 5.87 542

Winterthur

Hinwil
Hinwil 11,199 22.31 502

Hinwil

Hirzel

Hirzel[7]
2,179 9.68 225

Horgen

Hittnau
Hittnau 3,634 12.92 281

Pfäffikon

Hochfelden
Hochfelden 1,934 6.16 314

Bülach

Hofstetten bei Elgg
Hofstetten (ZH) 500 8.85 56

Winterthur

Hombrechtikon
Hombrechtikon 8,620 12.19 707

Meilen

Horgen

Horgen[7]
22,514 21.07 1,069

Horgen

Höri
Höri 2,738 4.85 565

Bülach

Humlikon
Humlikon 486 3.70 131

Andelfingen

Hüntwangen
Hüntwangen 1,027 4.97 207

Bülach

Hütten ZH
Hütten 897 7.24 124

Horgen

Hüttikon
Hüttikon 930 1.60 581

Dielsdorf



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Illnau-Effretikon

Illnau-Effretikon[5][6]
16,298 25.28 645

Pfäffikon



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Kappel am Albis
Kappel am Albis 1,125 7.87 143

Affoltern

Kilchberg ZH
Kilchberg (ZH) 8,470 2.58 3,283

Horgen

Kleinandelfingen
Kleinandelfingen 2,076 10.36 200

Andelfingen

Kloten
Kloten 19,408 19.28 1,007

Bülach

Knonau
Knonau 2,305 6.48 356

Affoltern

Küsnacht ZH
Küsnacht (ZH) 14,307 12.35 1,158

Meilen

Kyburg

Kyburg[5][6]
411 7.58 54

Pfäffikon



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Langnau am Albis
Langnau am Albis 7,533 8.66 870

Horgen

Laufen-Uhwiesen
Laufen-Uhwiesen 1,668 6.27 266

Andelfingen

Lindau
Lindau 5,645 11.96 472

Pfäffikon

Lufingen
Lufingen 2,381 5.22 456

Bülach



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Männedorf
Männedorf 10,957 4.78 2,292

Meilen

Marthalen
Marthalen 1,957 14.11 139

Andelfingen

Maschwanden
Maschwanden 641 4.67 137

Affoltern

Maur
Maur 10,170 14.83 686

Uster

Meilen
Meilen 13,999 11.93 1,173

Meilen

Mettmenstetten
Mettmenstetten 4,886 13.11 373

Affoltern

Mönchaltorf
Mönchaltorf 3,735 7.62 490

Uster



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Neerach
Neerach 3,151 6.01 524

Dielsdorf

Neftenbach
Neftenbach 5,553 14.95 371

Winterthur

Niederglatt
Niederglatt 4,949 3.62 1,367

Dielsdorf

Niederhasli
Niederhasli 9,202 11.24 819

Dielsdorf

Niederweningen
Niederweningen 3,035 6.88 441

Dielsdorf

Nürensdorf
Nürensdorf 5,611 10.09 556

Bülach



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Oberembrach
Oberembrach 1,058 10.20 104

Bülach

Oberengstringen
Oberengstringen 6,620 2.13 3,108

Dietikon

Oberglatt
Oberglatt 6,988 8.29 843

Dielsdorf

Oberrieden ZH
Oberrieden 5,090 2.76 1,844

Horgen

Oberstammheim
Oberstammheim 1,197 9.36 128

Andelfingen

Oberweningen
Oberweningen 1,802 4.86 371

Dielsdorf

Obfelden
Obfelden 5,356 7.54 710

Affoltern

Oetwil am See
Oetwil am See 4,762 6.09 782

Meilen

Oetwil an der Limmat
Oetwil an der Limmat 2,479 2.76 898

Dietikon

Opfikon
Opfikon 19,978 5.61 3,561

Bülach

Ossingen
Ossingen 1,567 13.07 120

Andelfingen

Otelfingen
Otelfingen 2,842 7.23 393

Dielsdorf

Ottenbach
Ottenbach 2,569 4.98 516

Affoltern



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Pfäffikon ZH
Pfäffikon 11,864 19.54 607

Pfäffikon

Pfungen
Pfungen 3,851 4.99 772

Winterthur



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Rafz
Rafz 4,483 10.74 417

Bülach

Regensberg
Regensberg 474 2.39 198

Dielsdorf

Regensdorf
Regensdorf 18,317 14.62 1,253

Dielsdorf

Rheinau ZH
Rheinau 1,299 8.96 145

Andelfingen

Richterswil
Richterswil 13,454 7.54 1,784

Horgen

Rickenbach ZH
Rickenbach (ZH) 2,671 6.03 443

Winterthur

Rifferswil
Rifferswil 1,103 6.50 170

Affoltern

Rorbas
Rorbas 2,841 4.44 640

Bülach

Rümlang
Rümlang 7,968 12.39 643

Dielsdorf

Rüschlikon
Rüschlikon 5,853 2.94 1,991

Horgen

Russikon
Russikon 4,367 14.37 304

Pfäffikon

Rüti ZH
Rüti (ZH) 12,157 10.19 1,193

Hinwil



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Schlatt ZH
Schlatt (ZH) 735 9.03 81

Winterthur

Schleinikon
Schleinikon 736 5.65 130

Dielsdorf

Schlieren
Schlieren 18,760 6.58 2,851

Dietikon

Schöfflisdorf
Schöfflisdorf 1,405 4.05 347

Dielsdorf

Schönenberg ZH
Schönenberg (ZH) 1,847 11.00 168

Horgen

Schwerzenbach
Schwerzenbach 5,093 2.64 1,929

Uster

Seegräben
Seegräben 1,440 3.75 384

Hinwil

Seuzach
Seuzach 7,312 7.56 967

Winterthur

Stadel
Stadel 2,280 12.85 177

Dielsdorf

Stäfa
Stäfa 14,435 8.59 1,680

Meilen

Stallikon
Stallikon 3,717 12.01 309

Affoltern

Steinmaur
Steinmaur 3,482 9.39 371

Dielsdorf

Sternenberg

Sternenberg[3][4]
351 8.75 40

Pfäffikon



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Thalheim an der Thur
Thalheim an der Thur 929 6.44 144

Andelfingen

Thalwil
Thalwil 17,857 5.53 3,229

Horgen

Trüllikon
Trüllikon 1,059 9.52 111

Andelfingen

Truttikon
Truttikon 478 4.42 108

Andelfingen

Turbenthal
Turbenthal 4,761 25.07 190

Winterthur



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Uetikon am See
Uetikon am See 6,161 3.49 1,765

Meilen

Uitikon
Uitikon 4,245 4.38 969

Dietikon

Unterengstringen
Unterengstringen 3,804 3.32 1,146

Dietikon

Unterstammheim
Unterstammheim 891 7.32 122

Andelfingen

Urdorf
Urdorf 9,783 7.62 1,284

Dietikon

Uster
Uster 34,516 28.56 1,209

Uster



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Volken
Volken 342 3.21 107

Andelfingen

Volketswil
Volketswil 18,693 14.00 1,335

Uster



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Wädenswil
Wädenswil 21,792 17.37 1,255

Horgen

Wald ZH
Wald (ZH) 9,815 25.25 389

Hinwil

Wallisellen
Wallisellen 15,939 6.50 2,452

Bülach

Waltalingen
Waltalingen 658 7.25 91

Andelfingen

Wangen-Brüttisellen
Wangen-Brüttisellen 7,883 7.90 998

Uster

Wasterkingen
Wasterkingen 574 3.95 145

Bülach

Weiach
Weiach 1,756 9.57 183

Dielsdorf

Weiningen ZH
Weiningen (ZH) 4,775 5.41 883

Dietikon

Weisslingen
Weisslingen 3,303 12.81 258

Pfäffikon

Wettswil am Albis
Wettswil am Albis 5,112 3.77 1,356

Affoltern

Wetzikon
Wetzikon 24,513 16.73 1,465

Hinwil

Wiesendangen
Wiesendangen 4,955 9.68 512

Winterthur

Wil ZH
Wil (ZH) 1,407 8.94 157

Bülach

Wila
Wila 1,975 9.21 214

Pfäffikon

Wildberg
Wildberg 1,000 10.83 92

Pfäffikon

Winkel
Winkel 4,540 8.16 556

Bülach

Winterthur
Winterthur 110,912 67.93 1,633

Winterthur



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Coat of arms'

Municipality'

Population
(31 December 2017)[8]


Area
in km²

Inhabitants/
km²


District

Zell ZH
Zell (ZH) 5,939 12.70 468

Winterthur

Zollikon
Zollikon 12,983 7.84 1,656

Meilen

Zumikon
Zumikon 5,142 5.44 945

Meilen

Zürich
Zurich 409,241 91.88 4,454

Zürich




References





  1. ^ ab Bertschikon and Wiesendangen merged to Wiesendangen on 1 January 2014.


  2. ^ ab "Bertschikon" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ abc Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.


  4. ^ abc "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.


  5. ^ abc "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


  6. ^ abc "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


  7. ^ abc "Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.


  8. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstu Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018




Notes


Partially based on the article in the German Wikipedia.



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