47°14′N 8°36′E / 47.233°N 8.600°E 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. 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).
Horgen District
Bezirk Horgen | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Zürich |
| Capital | Horgen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2020) | |
| • Total | 127,263 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 9 |
Municipalities
edit| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[1] |
Area, km² |
|---|---|---|
| Adliswil | 19,049 | 7.79 |
| Horgen-Sihlbrugg Dorfa | 23,090 | 21.07 |
| Kilchberg | 9,207 | 2.58 |
| Langnau am Albis | 7,902 | 8.66 |
| Oberrieden | 5,122 | 2.76 |
| Richterswil-Samstagerna | 13,670 | 7.54 |
| Rüschlikon | 6,113 | 2.94 |
| Thalwil | 18,278 | 5.53 |
| Wädenswil | 21,792 | 17.37 |
| Total | 127,263 | 104.16 |
- ^a Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.
Mergers
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.