Horgen District
Bezirk Horgen
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalHorgen
Area
 • Total104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total127,263
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities9

47°14′N 8°36′E / 47.233°N 8.600°E / 47.233; 8.600 Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region on the left shore of Lake Zürich; its district capital is Horgen. In the northern part of the district, the municipalities have grown together with the city of Zürich, while in the south-western part, the Sihlwald is the largest contiguous natural mixed deciduous forest on the Swiss Plateau. The district consists of 11 municipalities and has a population of 127,263 (as of 31 December 2020) and an area of 104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi).

Municipalities

Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]		 Area, km²
Adliswil19,049 7.79
Horgen-Sihlbrugg Dorfa23,090 21.07
Kilchberg9,207 2.58
Langnau am Albis7,902 8.66
Oberrieden5,122 2.76
Richterswil-Samstagerna13,670 7.54
Rüschlikon6,113 2.94
Thalwil18,278 5.53
Wädenswil21,792 17.37
Total127,263 104.16
^a Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.

Mergers

  • On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen.
  • On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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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