Zürich (canton)

Zürich
—  Canton of Switzerland  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°32′E
Capital	Zürich
Subdivisions	171 municipalities, 12 districts
Government
• Executive	Regierungsrat (7)
• Legislative	Kantonsrat (180)
Area
• Total	1,729 km2 (668 sq mi)
Area rank	7th
Population (2006)
• Total	1,283,300
• Rank	1st
• Density	742.22/km2 (1,922.3/sq mi)
Highest point	1,292 m (4,239 ft) - Schnebelhorn
Joined	1351
Abbreviation	ZH
Languages	German
Website	ZH.ch

Zürich is a canton of Switzerland. About 1.2 million people live there. The canton is in the northeast of Switzerland. The city of Zürich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch. English writers often write the name of the Canton of Zürich as Canton of Zurich.

Districts

The Canton of Zürich is divided into 12 districts:

• Zürich contains the city of Zürich
• Affoltern with capital Affoltern am Albis
• Andelfingen with capital Andelfingen
• Bülach with capital Bülach
• Dielsdorf with capital Dielsdorf
• Dietikon with capital Dietikon
• Hinwil with capital Hinwil
• Horgen with capital Horgen
• Meilen with capital Meilen
• Pfäffikon with capital Pfäffikon
• Uster with capital Uster
• Winterthur with capital Winterthur

Municipalities

The canton of Zürich has 171 municipalities:

Adlikon Adliswil Aesch Aeugst am Albis Affoltern am Albis Altikon Andelfingen Bachenbülach Bachs Bäretswil Bassersdorf Bauma Benken Berg am Irchel Bertschikon Birmensdorf Bonstetten Boppelsen Brütten Bubikon Buch am Irchel Buchs Bülach Dachsen Dägerlen Dällikon Dänikon Dättlikon Dielsdorf Dietikon Dietlikon Dinhard Dorf Dübendorf Dürnten Egg Eglisau Elgg Ellikon an der Thur Elsau Embrach Erlenbach Fällanden

Fehraltorf Feuerthalen Fischenthal Flaach Flurlingen Freienstein-Teufen Geroldswil Glattfelden Gossau Greifensee Grüningen Hagenbuch Hausen am Albis Hedingen Henggart Herrliberg Hettlingen Hinwil Hirzel Hittnau Hochfelden Hofstetten bei Elgg Hombrechtikon Horgen Höri Humlikon Hüntwangen Hütten Hüttikon Illnau-Effretikon Kappel am Albis Kilchberg Kleinandelfingen Kloten Knonau Küsnacht Kyburg Langnau am Albis Laufen-Uhwiesen Lindau Lufingen Männedorf Marthalen

Maschwanden Maur Meilen Mettmenstetten Mönchaltorf Neerach Neftenbach Niederglatt Niederhasli Niederweningen Nürensdorf Oberembrach Oberengstringen Oberglatt Oberrieden Oberstammheim Oberweningen Obfelden Oetwil a.d.L. Oetwil am See Opfikon Ossingen Otelfingen Ottenbach Pfäffikon Pfungen Rafz Regensberg Regensdorf Rheinau Richterswil Rickenbach Rifferswil Rorbas Rümlang Rüschlikon Russikon Rüti Schlatt Schleinikon Schlieren Schöfflisdorf Schönenberg

Schwerzenbach Seegräben Seuzach Stadel Stäfa Stallikon Steinmaur Sternenberg Thalheim an der Thur Thalwil Trüllikon Truttikon Turbenthal Uetikon am See Uitikon Unterengstringen Unterstammheim Urdorf Uster Volken Volketswil Wädenswil Wald Wallisellen Waltalingen Wangen-Brüttisellen Wasterkingen Weiach Weiningen Weisslingen Wettswil am Albis Wetzikon Wiesendangen Wila Wildberg Wil Winkel Winterthur Zell Zollikon Zumikon Zürich

Other websites

• Official Site (German)
• Official Statistics