Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

There are 162 municipalities in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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
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 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Adlikon	693	6.71	103	Andelfingen
Adliswil	19,049	7.79	2,445	Horgen
Aesch (ZH)	1,709	5.24	326	Dietikon
Aeugst am Albis	2,014	7.87	256	Affoltern
Affoltern am Albis	12,289	10.56	1,164	Affoltern
Altikon	701	7.68	404	Winterthur
Andelfingen	2,232	6.65	336	Andelfingen

B

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Bachenbülach	4,188	4.25	985	Bülach
Bachs	613	9.12	67	Dielsdorf
Bäretswil	5,052	22.23	28	Hinwil
Bassersdorf	21,998	9.02	2,806	Bülach
Bauma^[3]^[4]	4,367	20.76	210	Pfäffikon
Benken (ZH)	856	5.67	151	Andelfingen
Berg am Irchel	595	7.06	84	Andelfingen
Bertschikon^[1]^[2]	1,084	9.64	112	Winterthur
Birmensdorf (ZH)	6,909	11.38	607	Dietikon
Bonstetten	5,610	7.42	756	Affoltern
Boppelsen	1,472	3.94	374	Dielsdorf
Brütten	2,063	6.67	309	Winterthur
Bubikon	7,371	11.58	637	Hinwil
Buch am Irchel	1,022	10.26	100	Andelfingen
Buchs (ZH)	6,555	5.87	1,117	Dielsdorf
Bülach	21,998	16.09	1,367	Bülach

D

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Dachsen	1,917	2.69	713	Andelfingen
Dägerlen	1,037	7.90	131	Winterthur
Dällikon	4,278	4.50	951	Dielsdorf
Dänikon	1,846	2.80	659	Dielsdorf
Dättlikon	797	2.87	278	Winterthur
Dielsdorf	5,968	5.86	1,018	Dielsdorf
Dietikon	28,057	9.33	3,007	Dietikon
Dietlikon	7,875	4.26	1,849	Bülach
Dinhard	1,741	7.15	243	Winterthur
Dorf	666	5.55	120	Andelfingen
Dübendorf	29,907	13.61	2,197	Uster
Dürnten	7,645	10.19	750	Hinwil

E

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Egg	8,829	14.48	610	Uster
Eglisau	5,491	9.07	605	Bülach
Elgg	4,960	15.53	319	Winterthur
Ellikon an der Thur	936	4.92	190	Winterthur
Elsau	3,657	8.06	454	Winterthur
Embrach	9,610	12.72	756	Bülach
Erlenbach (ZH)	5,606	2.97	1,888	Meilen

F

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Fällanden	8,934	6.41	1,394	Uster
Fehraltorf	6,574	9.54	689	Pfäffikon
Feuerthalen	3,697	2.49	1,485	Andelfingen
Fischenthal	2,501	30.25	83	Hinwil
Flaach	1,430	10.16	141	Andelfingen
Flurlingen	1,552	2.40	647	Andelfingen
Freienstein-Teufen	2,397	8.32	288	Bülach

G

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Geroldswil	5,046	1.91	2,642	Dietikon
Glattfelden	5,266	12.35	426	Bülach
Gossau (ZH)	10,282	18.28	562	Hinwil
Greifensee	5,307	2.30	2,307	Uster
Grüningen	3,716	8.77	424	Hinwil

H

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Hagenbuch	1,095	8.17	134	Winterthur
Hausen am Albis	3,801	13.64	279	Affoltern
Hedingen	3,795	6.59	576	Affoltern
Henggart	2,293	3.01	762	Andelfingen
Herrliberg	6,567	8.97	732	Meilen
Hettlingen	3,101	5.87	528	Winterthur
Hinwil	11,354	22.31	509	Hinwil
Hirzel^[7]	2,179	9.68	225	Horgen
Hittnau	3,733	12.92	289	Pfäffikon
Hochfelden	2,020	6.16	328	Bülach
Hofstetten (ZH)	500	8.85	56	Winterthur
Hombrechtikon	8,815	12.19	723	Meilen
Horgen^[7]	23,090	21.07	1,096	Horgen
Höri	2,951	4.85	608	Bülach
Humlikon	484	3.70	131	Andelfingen
Hüntwangen	1,067	4.97	215	Bülach
Hütten	888	7.24	123	Horgen
Hüttikon	951	1.60	594	Dielsdorf

I

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Illnau-Effretikon^[5]^[6]	16,298	25.28	645	Pfäffikon

K

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Kappel am Albis	1,245	7.87	158	Affoltern
Kilchberg (ZH)	9,207	2.58	3,569	Horgen
Kleinandelfingen	2,104	10.36	203	Andelfingen
Kloten	20,429	19.28	1,060	Bülach
Knonau	2,369	6.48	366	Affoltern
Küsnacht (ZH)	14,811	12.35	1,199	Meilen
Kyburg^[5]^[6]	411	7.58	54	Pfäffikon

L

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Langnau am Albis	7,902	8.66	912	Horgen
Laufen-Uhwiesen	1,779	6.27	284	Andelfingen
Lindau	5,585	11.96	467	Pfäffikon
Lufingen	2,562	5.22	491	Bülach

M

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Männedorf	11,397	4.78	2,384	Meilen
Marthalen	1,933	14.11	137	Andelfingen
Maschwanden	641	4.67	137	Affoltern
Maur	10,780	14.83	727	Uster
Meilen	14,539	11.93	1,219	Meilen
Mettmenstetten	5,380	13.11	410	Affoltern
Mönchaltorf	4,082	7.62	536	Uster

N

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Neerach	3,229	6.01	537	Dielsdorf
Neftenbach	5,756	14.95	385	Winterthur
Niederglatt	4,938	3.62	1,364	Dielsdorf
Niederhasli	9,449	11.24	841	Dielsdorf
Niederweningen	3,089	6.88	449	Dielsdorf
Nürensdorf	5,628	10.09	558	Bülach

O

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Oberembrach	1,105	10.20	108	Bülach
Oberengstringen	6,721	2.13	3,155	Dietikon
Oberglatt	7,386	8.29	891	Dielsdorf
Oberrieden	5,122	2.76	1,856	Horgen
Oberstammheim	1,164	9.36	124	Andelfingen
Oberweningen	1,897	4.86	390	Dielsdorf
Obfelden	5,779	7.54	766	Affoltern
Oetwil am See	4,857	6.09	798	Meilen
Oetwil an der Limmat	2,529	2.76	916	Dietikon
Opfikon	20,954	5.61	3,735	Bülach
Ossingen	1,724	13.07	132	Andelfingen
Otelfingen	2,943	7.23	407	Dielsdorf
Ottenbach	2,704	4.98	543	Affoltern

P

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Pfäffikon	12,174	19.54	623	Pfäffikon
	Pfungen	3,948	4.99	791	Winterthur

R

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Rafz	4,628	10.74	431	Bülach
Regensberg	459	2.39	192	Dielsdorf
Regensdorf	18,568	14.62	1,270	Dielsdorf
Rheinau	1,287	8.96	144	Andelfingen
Richterswil	13,670	7.54	1,813	Horgen
Rickenbach (ZH)	2,796	6.03	464	Winterthur
Rifferswil	1,148	6.50	177	Affoltern
Rorbas	2,885	4.44	650	Bülach
Rümlang	8,277	12.39	668	Dielsdorf
Rüschlikon	6,113	2.94	2,079	Horgen
Russikon	4,410	14.37	307	Pfäffikon
Rüti (ZH)	12,494	10.19	1,226	Hinwil

S

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Schlatt (ZH)	779	9.03	86	Winterthur
Schleinikon	858	5.65	152	Dielsdorf
Schlieren	19,881	6.58	3,021	Dietikon
Schöfflisdorf	1,394	4.05	344	Dielsdorf
Schönenberg (ZH)	1,832	11.00	167	Horgen
Schwerzenbach	5,193	2.64	1,967	Uster
Seegräben	1,427	3.75	381	Hinwil
Seuzach	7,420	7.56	981	Winterthur
Stadel	2,336	12.85	182	Dielsdorf
Stäfa	14,791	8.59	1,722	Meilen
Stallikon	3,783	12.01	315	Affoltern
Steinmaur	3,583	9.39	382	Dielsdorf
Sternenberg^[3]^[4]	351	8.75	40	Pfäffikon

T

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Thalheim an der Thur	949	6.44	147	Andelfingen
Thalwil	18,278	5.53	3,305	Horgen
Trüllikon	1,055	9.52	111	Andelfingen
Truttikon	449	4.42	102	Andelfingen
Turbenthal	4,983	25.07	199	Winterthur

U

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Uetikon am See	6,225	3.49	1,784	Meilen
Uitikon	4,809	4.38	1,098	Dietikon
Unterengstringen	3,984	3.32	1,200	Dietikon
Unterstammheim	928	7.32	127	Andelfingen
Urdorf	10,019	7.62	1,315	Dietikon
Uster	35,337	28.56	1,237	Uster

V

Coat of arms'	Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
	Volken	383	3.21	119	Andelfingen
	Volketswil	18,865	14.00	1,348	Uster

W

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Wädenswil	21,792	17.37	1,255	Horgen
Wald (ZH)	10,200	25.25	404	Hinwil
Wallisellen	17,218	6.50	2,649	Bülach
Waltalingen	655	7.25	90	Andelfingen
Wangen-Brüttisellen	8,000	7.90	1,013	Uster
Wasterkingen	568	3.95	144	Bülach
Weiach	1,990	9.57	208	Dielsdorf
Weiningen (ZH)	4,869	5.41	900	Dietikon
Weisslingen	3,365	12.81	263	Pfäffikon
Wettswil am Albis	5,281	3.77	1,401	Affoltern
Wetzikon	25,056	16.73	1,498	Hinwil
Wiesendangen	4,955	9.68	512	Winterthur
Wil (ZH)	1,488	8.94	166	Bülach
Wila	1,998	9.21	217	Pfäffikon
Wildberg	1,009	10.83	93	Pfäffikon
Winkel	4,648	8.16	570	Bülach
Winterthur	114,220	67.93	1,681	Winterthur

Z

Municipality'	Population (31 December 2020)^[8]	Area in km²	Inhabitants/ km²	District
Zell (ZH)	6,430	12.70	506	Winterthur
Zollikon	13,311	7.84	1,698	Meilen
Zumikon	5,587	5.44	1,027	Meilen
Zurich	421,878	91.88	4,592	Zürich

References

^ ^a ^b Bertschikon and Wiesendangen merged to Wiesendangen on 1 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Bertschikon" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Freude über das Ja zur Fusion" (in German). Zürichsee Zeitung. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

Notes

Partially based on the article in the German Wikipedia.

External links

[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.

[Stat2020_ZH-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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