There are 160 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 edit
There were no changes between 1934 and 2013, but as of December 2022[update], there occurred in all nine mergers.
- 2014: Bertschikon bei Attikon and Wiesendangen → Wiesendangen
- 2015: Bauma and Sternenberg → Bauma[1][2]
- 2016: Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon → Illnau-Effretikon[3][4]
- 2018: Hirzel and Horgen → Horgen[5]
- 2018: Elgg and Hofstetten → Elgg
- 2019: Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen → Stammheim
- 2019: Hütten, Schönenberg and Wädenswil → Wädenswil
- 2023: Adlikon, Andelfingen and Humlikon → Andelfingen
List of the municipalities edit
| Flag | Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[6] |
Area in km2 |
Inhabitants/ km2 |
District |
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Adliswil | 19,049 | 7.79 | 2,445 | Horgen |
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Aesch (ZH) | 1,709 | 5.24 | 326 | Dietikon |
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Aeugst am Albis | 2,014 | 7.87 | 256 | Affoltern |
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Affoltern am Albis | 12,289 | 10.56 | 1,164 | Affoltern |
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Andelfingen | 2,232 | 6.65 | 336 | Andelfingen |
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Bachenbülach | 4,188 | 4.25 | 985 | Bülach |
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Bachs | 613 | 9.12 | 67 | Dielsdorf |
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Bäretswil | 5,052 | 22.23 | 28 | Hinwil |
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Bassersdorf | 21,998 | 9.02 | 2,806 | Bülach |
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Bauma[1][2] | 4,367 | 20.76 | 210 | Pfäffikon |
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Benken (ZH) | 856 | 5.67 | 151 | Andelfingen |
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Berg am Irchel | 595 | 7.06 | 84 | Andelfingen |
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Birmensdorf (ZH) | 6,909 | 11.38 | 607 | Dietikon |
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Bonstetten | 5,610 | 7.42 | 756 | Affoltern |
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Boppelsen | 1,472 | 3.94 | 374 | Dielsdorf |
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Brütten | 2,063 | 6.67 | 309 | Winterthur |
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Bubikon | 7,371 | 11.58 | 637 | Hinwil |
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Buch am Irchel | 1,022 | 10.26 | 100 | Andelfingen |
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Buchs (ZH) | 6,555 | 5.87 | 1,117 | Dielsdorf |
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Bülach | 21,998 | 16.09 | 1,367 | Bülach |
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Dachsen | 1,917 | 2.69 | 713 | Andelfingen |
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Dägerlen | 1,037 | 7.90 | 131 | Winterthur |
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Dällikon | 4,278 | 4.50 | 951 | Dielsdorf |
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Dänikon | 1,846 | 2.80 | 659 | Dielsdorf |
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Dättlikon | 797 | 2.87 | 278 | Winterthur |
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Dielsdorf | 5,968 | 5.86 | 1,018 | Dielsdorf |
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Dietikon | 28,057 | 9.33 | 3,007 | Dietikon |
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Dietlikon | 7,875 | 4.26 | 1,849 | Bülach |
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Dinhard | 1,741 | 7.15 | 243 | Winterthur |
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Dorf | 666 | 5.55 | 120 | Andelfingen |
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Dübendorf | 29,907 | 13.61 | 2,197 | Uster |
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Dürnten | 7,645 | 10.19 | 750 | Hinwil |
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Egg | 8,829 | 14.48 | 610 | Uster |
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Eglisau | 5,491 | 9.07 | 605 | Bülach |
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Elgg | 4,960 | 15.53 | 319 | Winterthur |
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Ellikon an der Thur | 936 | 4.92 | 190 | Winterthur |
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Elsau | 3,657 | 8.06 | 454 | Winterthur |
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Embrach | 9,610 | 12.72 | 756 | Bülach |
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Erlenbach (ZH) | 5,606 | 2.97 | 1,888 | Meilen |
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Fällanden | 8,934 | 6.41 | 1,394 | Uster |
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Fehraltorf | 6,574 | 9.54 | 689 | Pfäffikon |
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Feuerthalen | 3,697 | 2.49 | 1,485 | Andelfingen |
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Fischenthal | 2,501 | 30.25 | 83 | Hinwil |
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Flaach | 1,430 | 10.16 | 141 | Andelfingen |
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Flurlingen | 1,552 | 2.40 | 647 | Andelfingen |
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Freienstein-Teufen | 2,397 | 8.32 | 288 | Bülach |
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Geroldswil | 5,046 | 1.91 | 2,642 | Dietikon |
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Glattfelden | 5,266 | 12.35 | 426 | Bülach |
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Gossau (ZH) | 10,282 | 18.28 | 562 | Hinwil |
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Greifensee | 5,307 | 2.30 | 2,307 | Uster |
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Grüningen | 3,716 | 8.77 | 424 | Hinwil |
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Hagenbuch | 1,095 | 8.17 | 134 | Winterthur |
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Hausen am Albis | 3,801 | 13.64 | 279 | Affoltern |
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Hedingen | 3,795 | 6.59 | 576 | Affoltern |
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Henggart | 2,293 | 3.01 | 762 | Andelfingen |
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Herrliberg | 6,567 | 8.97 | 732 | Meilen |
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Hettlingen | 3,101 | 5.87 | 528 | Winterthur |
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Hinwil | 11,354 | 22.31 | 509 | Hinwil |
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Hittnau | 3,733 | 12.92 | 289 | Pfäffikon |
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Hochfelden | 2,020 | 6.16 | 328 | Bülach |
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Hombrechtikon | 8,815 | 12.19 | 723 | Meilen |
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Horgen[5] | 23,090 | 21.07 | 1,096 | Horgen |
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Höri | 2,951 | 4.85 | 608 | Bülach |
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Hüntwangen | 1,067 | 4.97 | 215 | Bülach |
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Hüttikon | 951 | 1.60 | 594 | Dielsdorf |
 
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Illnau-Effretikon[3][4] | 16,298 | 25.28 | 645 | Pfäffikon |
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Kappel am Albis | 1,245 | 7.87 | 158 | Affoltern |
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Kilchberg (ZH) | 9,207 | 2.58 | 3,569 | Horgen |
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Kleinandelfingen | 2,104 | 10.36 | 203 | Andelfingen |
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Kloten | 20,429 | 19.28 | 1,060 | Bülach |
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Knonau | 2,369 | 6.48 | 366 | Affoltern |
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Küsnacht (ZH) | 14,811 | 12.35 | 1,199 | Meilen |
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Langnau am Albis | 7,902 | 8.66 | 912 | Horgen |
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Laufen-Uhwiesen | 1,779 | 6.27 | 284 | Andelfingen |
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Lindau | 5,585 | 11.96 | 467 | Pfäffikon |
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Lufingen | 2,562 | 5.22 | 491 | Bülach |
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Männedorf | 11,397 | 4.78 | 2,384 | Meilen |
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Marthalen | 1,933 | 14.11 | 137 | Andelfingen |
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Maschwanden | 641 | 4.67 | 137 | Affoltern |
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Maur | 10,780 | 14.83 | 727 | Uster |
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Meilen | 14,539 | 11.93 | 1,219 | Meilen |
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Mettmenstetten | 5,380 | 13.11 | 410 | Affoltern |
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Mönchaltorf | 4,082 | 7.62 | 536 | Uster |
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Neerach | 3,229 | 6.01 | 537 | Dielsdorf |
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Neftenbach | 5,756 | 14.95 | 385 | Winterthur |
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Niederglatt | 4,938 | 3.62 | 1,364 | Dielsdorf |
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Niederhasli | 9,449 | 11.24 | 841 | Dielsdorf |
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Niederweningen | 3,089 | 6.88 | 449 | Dielsdorf |
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Nürensdorf | 5,628 | 10.09 | 558 | Bülach |
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Oberembrach | 1,105 | 10.20 | 108 | Bülach |
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Oberengstringen | 6,721 | 2.13 | 3,155 | Dietikon |
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Oberglatt | 7,386 | 8.29 | 891 | Dielsdorf |
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Oberrieden | 5,122 | 2.76 | 1,856 | Horgen |
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Oberweningen | 1,897 | 4.86 | 390 | Dielsdorf |
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Obfelden | 5,779 | 7.54 | 766 | Affoltern |
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Oetwil am See | 4,857 | 6.09 | 798 | Meilen |
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Oetwil an der Limmat | 2,529 | 2.76 | 916 | Dietikon |
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Opfikon | 20,954 | 5.61 | 3,735 | Bülach |
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Ossingen | 1,724 | 13.07 | 132 | Andelfingen |
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Otelfingen | 2,943 | 7.23 | 407 | Dielsdorf |
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Ottenbach | 2,704 | 4.98 | 543 | Affoltern |
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Pfäffikon | 12,174 | 19.54 | 623 | Pfäffikon |
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Pfungen | 3,948 | 4.99 | 791 | Winterthur |
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Rafz | 4,628 | 10.74 | 431 | Bülach |
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Regensberg | 459 | 2.39 | 192 | Dielsdorf |
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Regensdorf | 18,568 | 14.62 | 1,270 | Dielsdorf |
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Rheinau | 1,287 | 8.96 | 144 | Andelfingen |
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Richterswil | 13,670 | 7.54 | 1,813 | Horgen |
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Rickenbach (ZH) | 2,796 | 6.03 | 464 | Winterthur |
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Rifferswil | 1,148 | 6.50 | 177 | Affoltern |
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Rorbas | 2,885 | 4.44 | 650 | Bülach |
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Rümlang | 8,277 | 12.39 | 668 | Dielsdorf |
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Rüschlikon | 6,113 | 2.94 | 2,079 | Horgen |
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Russikon | 4,410 | 14.37 | 307 | Pfäffikon |
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Rüti (ZH) | 12,494 | 10.19 | 1,226 | Hinwil |
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Schlatt (ZH) | 779 | 9.03 | 86 | Winterthur |
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Schleinikon | 858 | 5.65 | 152 | Dielsdorf |
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Schlieren | 19,881 | 6.58 | 3,021 | Dietikon |
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Schöfflisdorf | 1,394 | 4.05 | 344 | Dielsdorf |
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Schwerzenbach | 5,193 | 2.64 | 1,967 | Uster |
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Seegräben | 1,427 | 3.75 | 381 | Hinwil |
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Seuzach | 7,420 | 7.56 | 981 | Winterthur |
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Stadel | 2,336 | 12.85 | 182 | Dielsdorf |
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Stäfa | 14,791 | 8.59 | 1,722 | Meilen |
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Stallikon | 3,783 | 12.01 | 315 | Affoltern |
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Stammheim | 2,859 | 2.393 | 1,195 | Andelfingen |
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Steinmaur | 3,583 | 9.39 | 382 | Dielsdorf |
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Thalheim an der Thur | 949 | 6.44 | 147 | Andelfingen |
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Thalwil | 18,278 | 5.53 | 3,305 | Horgen |
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Trüllikon | 1,055 | 9.52 | 111 | Andelfingen |
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Truttikon | 449 | 4.42 | 102 | Andelfingen |
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Turbenthal | 4,983 | 25.07 | 199 | Winterthur |
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Uetikon am See | 6,225 | 3.49 | 1,784 | Meilen |
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Uitikon | 4,809 | 4.38 | 1,098 | Dietikon |
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Unterengstringen | 3,984 | 3.32 | 1,200 | Dietikon |
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Urdorf | 10,019 | 7.62 | 1,315 | Dietikon |
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Uster | 35,337 | 28.56 | 1,237 | Uster |
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Volken | 383 | 3.21 | 119 | Andelfingen |
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Volketswil | 18,865 | 14.00 | 1,348 | Uster |
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Wädenswil | 21,792 | 17.37 | 1,255 | Horgen |
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Wald (ZH) | 10,200 | 25.25 | 404 | Hinwil |
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Wallisellen | 17,218 | 6.50 | 2,649 | Bülach |
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Wangen-Brüttisellen | 8,000 | 7.90 | 1,013 | Uster |
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Wasterkingen | 568 | 3.95 | 144 | Bülach |
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Weiach | 1,990 | 9.57 | 208 | Dielsdorf |
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Weiningen (ZH) | 4,869 | 5.41 | 900 | Dietikon |
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Weisslingen | 3,365 | 12.81 | 263 | Pfäffikon |
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Wettswil am Albis | 5,281 | 3.77 | 1,401 | Affoltern |
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Wetzikon | 25,056 | 16.73 | 1,498 | Hinwil |
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Wiesendangen | 4,955 | 9.68 | 512 | Winterthur |
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Wil (ZH) | 1,488 | 8.94 | 166 | Bülach |
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Wila | 1,998 | 9.21 | 217 | Pfäffikon |
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Wildberg | 1,009 | 10.83 | 93 | Pfäffikon |
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Winkel | 4,648 | 8.16 | 570 | Bülach |
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Winterthur | 114,220 | 67.93 | 1,681 | Winterthur |
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Zell (ZH) | 6,430 | 12.70 | 506 | Winterthur |
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Zollikon | 13,311 | 7.84 | 1,698 | Meilen |
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Zumikon | 5,587 | 5.44 | 1,027 | Meilen |
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Zurich | 421,878 | 91.88 | 4,592 | Zürich |
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Canton of Zurich | 1,553,423 | 1,728.95 | 898 | — |
References edit
- ^ a b Bauma and Sternenberg merged to Bauma on 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Dossier Sternenberg" (in German). Zürcher Oberländer. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ a b "Adieu Kyburg!" (in German). kyburg.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ a b "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" (in German). bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ a b "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 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
Notes edit
Partially based on the article in the German Wikipedia.
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