Bülach District

47°40′N 8°34′E 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.

Bülach District
Bezirk Bülach
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalBülach
Area
 • Total185.19 km2 (71.50 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total156,900
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities22

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
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]		 Area, km²
Bachenbülach3,743 4.25
Bassersdorf11,924 9.02
Bülach21,998 16.09
Dietlikon7,875 4.26
Eglisau5,491 9.07
Embrach9,610 12.72
Freienstein-Teufen2,397 8.32
Glattfelden5,266 12.35
Hochfelden2,020 6.16
Höri2,951 4.85
Hüntwangen1,067 4.97
Kloten20,429 19.28
Lufingen2,562 5.22
Nürensdorf5,628 10.09
Oberembrach1,105 10.20
Opfikon20,954 5.61
Rafz4,628 10.74
Rorbas2,885 4.44
Wallisellen17,218 6.50
Wasterkingen568 3.95
Wil1,488 8.94
Winkel4,648 8.16
Total156,900 185.19

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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