Zurich District

Zurich District

Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°32′E / 47.383°N 8.533°E / 47.383; 8.533

Zurich District
Bezirk Zürich
—  District  —

Coat of arms
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Zürich
Capital Zurich
Area
 – Total 87.78 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
 – Total 372,047
 – Density 4,238.4/km2 (10,977.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 1

Zurich District is a district (German: Bezirk) of the Swiss canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

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History

In 1814, the former district of Zurich has been established including the municipalities – «Landgemeinden des Bezirks Zürich» (country municipalities) – surrounding the old city of Zurich, the so-called Altstadt. The district of Zurich as it exists today, was created on July 1, 1989, by splitting the former district of Zurich into three parts:

Therefore, since July 1, 1989, the district of Zurich (SFOS number 0112) shares the same area as the city of Zurich (0261) with its subdivisions totalling 372,047 (as of 31 December 2010) inhabitants on an area of 87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi).

Municipalities (subdivisions) of the district of Zurich

District building located at Badenerstrasse in Zurich

Since 1893 respectively 1934 the city of Zurich as well as the district of Zurich are formed by the old city of Zurich (Altstadt) and by a total of 19 former politically independent municipalities:

See also

References

  1. ^ The former 19 independent municipalities of 1893 and 1934, now called districts (German: Kreise), too, form the subdivisions of the city of Zurich. Their subdivisions are called quarters (German: Quartiere).
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