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, 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
planned: Oberweningen and Schöfflisdorf

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 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Adlikon	698	6.71	104	Andelfingen
Adliswil	18,944	7.79	2,432	Horgen
Aesch (ZH)	1,669	5.24	319	Dietikon
Aeugst am Albis	1,981	7.87	252	Affoltern
Affoltern am Albis	12,303	10.56	1,165	Affoltern
Altikon	698	7.68	413	Winterthur
Andelfingen	2,247	6.65	338	Andelfingen

B

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Bachenbülach	4,180	4.25	984	Bülach
Bachs	592	9.12	65	Dielsdorf
Bäretswil	5,053	22.23	27	Hinwil
Bassersdorf	21,372	9.02	2,782	Bülach
Bauma[3][4]	4,367	20.76	210	Pfäffikon
Benken (ZH)	845	5.67	149	Andelfingen
Berg am Irchel	577	7.06	82	Andelfingen
Bertschikon[1][2]	1,084	9.64	112	Winterthur
Birmensdorf (ZH)	6,724	11.38	591	Dietikon
Bonstetten	5,572	7.42	751	Affoltern
Boppelsen	1,432	3.94	363	Dielsdorf
Brütten	2,067	6.67	310	Winterthur
Bubikon	7,344	11.58	634	Hinwil
Buch am Irchel	979	10.26	95	Andelfingen
Buchs (ZH)	6,565	5.87	1,118	Dielsdorf
Bülach	21,372	16.09	1,328	Bülach

D

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Dachsen	1,916	2.69	712	Andelfingen
Dägerlen	1,037	7.90	131	Winterthur
Dällikon	4,177	4.50	928	Dielsdorf
Dänikon	1,861	2.80	665	Dielsdorf
Dättlikon	776	2.87	270	Winterthur
Dielsdorf	5,966	5.86	1,018	Dielsdorf
Dietikon	27,746	9.33	2,974	Dietikon
Dietlikon	7,847	4.26	1,842	Bülach
Dinhard	1,684	7.15	236	Winterthur
Dorf	658	5.55	119	Andelfingen
Dübendorf	29,303	13.61	2,153	Uster
Dürnten	7,606	10.19	746	Hinwil

E

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Egg	8,796	14.48	607	Uster
Eglisau	5,339	9.07	589	Bülach
Elgg	4,942	15.53	318	Winterthur
Ellikon an der Thur	901	4.92	183	Winterthur
Elsau	3,647	8.06	452	Winterthur
Embrach	9,421	12.72	741	Bülach
Erlenbach (ZH)	5,592	2.97	1,883	Meilen

F

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Fällanden	8,689	6.41	1,356	Uster
Fehraltorf	6,485	9.54	680	Pfäffikon
Feuerthalen	3,614	2.49	1,451	Andelfingen
Fischenthal	2,516	30.25	83	Hinwil
Flaach	1,420	10.16	140	Andelfingen
Flurlingen	1,477	2.40	615	Andelfingen
Freienstein-Teufen	2,389	8.32	287	Bülach

G

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Geroldswil	4,934	1.91	2,583	Dietikon
Glattfelden	5,217	12.35	422	Bülach
Gossau (ZH)	10,280	18.28	562	Hinwil
Greifensee	5,385	2.30	2,341	Uster
Grüningen	3,641	8.77	415	Hinwil

H

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Hagenbuch	1,085	8.17	133	Winterthur
Hausen am Albis	3,751	13.64	275	Affoltern
Hedingen	3,778	6.59	573	Affoltern
Henggart	2,234	3.01	742	Andelfingen
Herrliberg	6,460	8.97	720	Meilen
Hettlingen	3,169	5.87	540	Winterthur
Hinwil	11,277	22.31	505	Hinwil
Hirzel[7]	2,179	9.68	225	Horgen
Hittnau	3,664	12.92	284	Pfäffikon
Hochfelden	1,982	6.16	322	Bülach
Hofstetten (ZH)	500	8.85	56	Winterthur
Hombrechtikon	8,775	12.19	720	Meilen
Horgen[7]	22,992	21.07	1,091	Horgen
Höri	2,872	4.85	592	Bülach
Humlikon	485	3.70	131	Andelfingen
Hüntwangen	1,057	4.97	213	Bülach
Hütten	888	7.24	123	Horgen
Hüttikon	952	1.60	595	Dielsdorf

I

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Illnau-Effretikon[5][6]	16,298	25.28	645	Pfäffikon

K

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Kappel am Albis	1,221	7.87	155	Affoltern
Kilchberg (ZH)	8,923	2.58	3,459	Horgen
Kleinandelfingen	2,074	10.36	200	Andelfingen
Kloten	20,130	19.28	1,044	Bülach
Knonau	2,378	6.48	367	Affoltern
Küsnacht (ZH)	14,564	12.35	1,179	Meilen
Kyburg[5][6]	411	7.58	54	Pfäffikon

L

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Langnau am Albis	7,727	8.66	892	Horgen
Laufen-Uhwiesen	1,761	6.27	281	Andelfingen
Lindau	5,605	11.96	469	Pfäffikon
Lufingen	2,417	5.22	463	Bülach

M

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Männedorf	11,359	4.78	2,376	Meilen
Marthalen	1,918	14.11	136	Andelfingen
Maschwanden	645	4.67	138	Affoltern
Maur	10,468	14.83	706	Uster
Meilen	14,335	11.93	1,202	Meilen
Mettmenstetten	5,200	13.11	397	Affoltern
Mönchaltorf	3,898	7.62	512	Uster

N

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Neerach	3,175	6.01	528	Dielsdorf
Neftenbach	5,718	14.95	382	Winterthur
Niederglatt	4,993	3.62	1,379	Dielsdorf
Niederhasli	9,345	11.24	831	Dielsdorf
Niederweningen	3,073	6.88	447	Dielsdorf
Nürensdorf	5,602	10.09	555	Bülach

O

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Oberembrach	1,121	10.20	110	Bülach
Oberengstringen	6,738	2.13	3,163	Dietikon
Oberglatt	7,228	8.29	872	Dielsdorf
Oberrieden	5,002	2.76	1,812	Horgen
Oberstammheim	1,164	9.36	124	Andelfingen
Oberweningen	1,790	4.86	368	Dielsdorf
Obfelden	5,721	7.54	759	Affoltern
Oetwil am See	4,840	6.09	795	Meilen
Oetwil an der Limmat	2,515	2.76	911	Dietikon
Opfikon	21,014	5.61	3,746	Bülach
Ossingen	1,668	13.07	128	Andelfingen
Otelfingen	2,982	7.23	412	Dielsdorf
Ottenbach	2,588	4.98	520	Affoltern

P

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Pfäffikon	12,164	19.54	623	Pfäffikon
	Pfungen	3,900	4.99	782	Winterthur

R

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Rafz	4,661	10.74	434	Bülach
Regensberg	469	2.39	196	Dielsdorf
Regensdorf	18,540	14.62	1,268	Dielsdorf
Rheinau	1,316	8.96	147	Andelfingen
Richterswil	13,632	7.54	1,808	Horgen
Rickenbach (ZH)	2,749	6.03	456	Winterthur
Rifferswil	1,129	6.50	174	Affoltern
Rorbas	2,885	4.44	650	Bülach
Rümlang	8,233	12.39	664	Dielsdorf
Rüschlikon	6,092	2.94	2,072	Horgen
Russikon	4,393	14.37	306	Pfäffikon
Rüti (ZH)	12,286	10.19	1,206	Hinwil

S

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Schlatt (ZH)	789	9.03	87	Winterthur
Schleinikon	758	5.65	134	Dielsdorf
Schlieren	18,791	6.58	2,856	Dietikon
Schöfflisdorf	1,377	4.05	340	Dielsdorf
Schönenberg (ZH)	1,832	11.00	167	Horgen
Schwerzenbach	5,170	2.64	1,958	Uster
Seegräben	1,430	3.75	381	Hinwil
Seuzach	7,440	7.56	984	Winterthur
Stadel	2,293	12.85	178	Dielsdorf
Stäfa	14,718	8.59	1,713	Meilen
Stallikon	3,755	12.01	313	Affoltern
Steinmaur	3,609	9.39	384	Dielsdorf
Sternenberg[3][4]	351	8.75	40	Pfäffikon

T

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Thalheim an der Thur	938	6.44	146	Andelfingen
Thalwil	18,139	5.53	3,280	Horgen
Trüllikon	1,061	9.52	111	Andelfingen
Truttikon	463	4.42	105	Andelfingen
Turbenthal	4,883	25.07	195	Winterthur

U

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Uetikon am See	6,201	3.49	1,777	Meilen
Uitikon	4,668	4.38	1,066	Dietikon
Unterengstringen	3,934	3.32	1,185	Dietikon
Unterstammheim	928	7.32	127	Andelfingen
Urdorf	9,981	7.62	1,310	Dietikon
Uster	35,007	28.56	1,226	Uster

V

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Volken	380	3.21	118	Andelfingen
	Volketswil	18,640	14.00	1,331	Uster

W

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Wädenswil	21,792	17.37	1,255	Horgen
Wald (ZH)	10,096	25.25	400	Hinwil
Wallisellen	16,841	6.50	2,591	Bülach
Waltalingen	655	7.25	90	Andelfingen
Wangen-Brüttisellen	7,967	7.90	1,008	Uster
Wasterkingen	563	3.95	143	Bülach
Weiach	1,903	9.57	199	Dielsdorf
Weiningen (ZH)	4,813	5.41	890	Dietikon
Weisslingen	3,364	12.81	263	Pfäffikon
Wettswil am Albis	5,240	3.77	1,390	Affoltern
Wetzikon	24,990	16.73	1,494	Hinwil
Wiesendangen	4,955	9.68	512	Winterthur
Wil (ZH)	1,474	8.94	165	Bülach
Wila	1,977	9.21	215	Pfäffikon
Wildberg	985	10.83	91	Pfäffikon
Winkel	4,535	8.16	556	Bülach
Winterthur	113,173	67.93	1,666	Winterthur

Z

Municipality	Population (31 December 2019)[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Zell (ZH)	6,299	12.70	496	Winterthur
Zollikon	13,067	7.84	1,667	Meilen
Zumikon	5,486	5.44	1,008	Meilen
Zurich	420,217	91.88	4,574	Zürich

References

Bertschikon and Wiesendangen merged to Wiesendangen on 1 January 2014.
"Bertschikon" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
"Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
"Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
"Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
"Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

Notes

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External links

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[adieu-bertschikon-1] Bertschikon and Wiesendangen merged to Wiesendangen on 1 January 2014.

[zol-bertschikon-2] "Bertschikon" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.

[adieu-sternenberg-3] Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.

[zol-sternenberg-4] "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.

[Adieu_Kyburg!-5] "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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

[zsz-20160926-7] "Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.

[Stat2019_ZH-8] "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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