Meilen District

District in Switzerland
Meilen District
Bezirk Meilen
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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

47°16′N 8°40′E / 47.267°N 8.667°E / 47.267; 8.667 Meilen 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.

Municipalities

Meilen contains a total of eleven municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area, km2
Erlenbach 5,606 2.97
Herrliberg 6,567 8.97
Hombrechtikon 8,815 12.19
Küsnacht 14,811 12.35
Männedorf 11,397 4.78
Meilen 14,539 11.93
Oetwil am See 4,857 6.09
Stäfa 14,791 8.59
Uetikon am See 6,225 3.49
Zollikon 13,311 7.84
Zumikon 5,587 5.44
Total 106,506 84.64

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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