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Bülach District
Bezirk Bülach
District
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Country Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Zürich Zürich
Capital Bülach
Area
 • Total
185.19 km2 (71.50 sq mi)

Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°34′E / 47.667, 8.567 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.

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 2012)[1]
Area, km²
Bachenbülach 3,743 4.25
Bassersdorf 11,229 9.02
Bülach 17,928 16.09
Dietlikon 7,164 4.26
Eglisau 4,701 9.07
Embrach 8,975 12.72
Freienstein-Teufen 2,317 8.32
Glattfelden 4,546 12.35
Hochfelden 2,021 6.16
Höri 2,611 4.85
Hüntwangen 1,002 4.97
Kloten 18,373 19.28
Lufingen 1,836 5.22
Nürensdorf 5,261 10.09
Oberembrach 1,025 10.20
Opfikon 16,045 5.61
Rafz 4,085 10.74
Rorbas 2,503 4.44
Wallisellen 14,149 6.50
Wasterkingen 547 3.95
Wil 1,298 8.94
Winkel 4,084 8.16
Total 135,709 185.19

See also[]

  • Municipalities of the canton of Zürich

References[]

  1. ^ Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (German) accessed 1 May 2013

External links[]

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