47°40′N 8°34′E / 47.667°N 8.567°EBülach 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.
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District | |
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Capital | Bülach |
Area | |
• Total | 185.19 km2 (71.50 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2020) | |
• Total | 156,900 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 22 |
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
editMunicipality | Population (31 December 2020)[1] | Area, km² |
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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
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.
External links
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- Bülach (Vogtei, Bezirk) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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