Bülach District

Bülach District
Bezirk Bülach
District
Map
Country Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalBülach
Area
 • Total
185.19 km2 (71.50 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total
156,900
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities22

47°40′N 8°34′E / 47.667°N 8.567°E / 47.667; 8.567 Bülach District (Bezirk Bülach) is one of 12 districts of the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, with some 117,000 inhabitants it is the third largest in the canton. Its administrative capital is Bülach, and the largest municipality in the district is Kloten, the location of Zurich Airport. It includes the Rafzerfeld north of the Rhine, with Rafz, Wil, Hüntwangen and Wasterkingen.

The territory of Bülach has been controlled by Zürich since 1409, the remaining parts followed in the later 15th century (Eglisau 1496), with the exception of the Rafzerfeld, which was acquired by Zürich in 1651.

Municipalities

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Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1] 		Area, km²
Bachenbülach 3,743 4.25
Bassersdorf 11,924 9.02
Bülach 21,998 16.09
Dietlikon 7,875 4.26
Eglisau 5,491 9.07
Embrach 9,610 12.72
Freienstein-Teufen 2,397 8.32
Glattfelden 5,266 12.35
Hochfelden 2,020 6.16
Höri 2,951 4.85
Hüntwangen 1,067 4.97
Kloten 20,429 19.28
Lufingen 2,562 5.22
Nürensdorf 5,628 10.09
Oberembrach 1,105 10.20
Opfikon 20,954 5.61
Rafz 4,628 10.74
Rorbas 2,885 4.44
Wallisellen 17,218 6.50
Wasterkingen 568 3.95
Wil 1,488 8.94
Winkel 4,648 8.16
Total 156,900 185.19

See also

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References

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  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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