Meilen District

47°16′N 8°40′E / 47.267°N 8.667°E / 47.267; 8.667Meilen District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the south of the canton in the Pfannenstiel region, forming much of the northern shore of Lake Zurich. The district capital is the town of Meilen.

Meilen District
Bezirk Meilen
District
Map
Country Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalMeilen
Area
 • Total84.64 km2 (32.68 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total106,506
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities11

Municipalities edit

Meilen contains a total of eleven municipalities:

MunicipalityPopulation
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area, km2
Erlenbach5,6062.97
Herrliberg6,5678.97
Hombrechtikon8,81512.19
Küsnacht14,81112.35
Männedorf11,3974.78
Meilen14,53911.93
Oetwil am See4,8576.09
Stäfa14,7918.59
Uetikon am See6,2253.49
Zollikon13,3117.84
Zumikon5,5875.44
Total106,50684.64

References edit

  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.