Districts of Zurich

Municipal districts of Zurich, Switzerland

The municipality of Zurich is divided into twelve districts (known as Kreis in German), numbered 1 to 12, each one of which may contain anywhere between 1 and 4 neighborhoods. There are a total of 34 neighborhoods. Zürich is also divided into 25 postal areas, roughly corresponding to small districts and neighborhoods of larger districts.

Two large expansions of the city limits occurred in 1893 and in 1934 when the city of Zürich merged with many surrounding municipalities, that had been growing increasingly together since the 19th century. Most of the district boundaries are fairly similar to the original boundaries of the previously existing municipalities before they were incorporated into the city of Zürich.

Each district has a district office, which serves as an official registrar and provides various administrative functions. Larger neighborhoods also have their own neighborhood office.

Politically, the significance of the districts has diminished, especially in elections where smaller districts have aligned with larger districts on some issues, forming between five and nine constituencies. School districts are no longer aligned with districts, as well as Civil Law notaries and church parishes.

Zurich Districts | Zurich Neighborhoods | Zurich Postal Areas

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District  | Location  | Coat of Arms  | Neighborhood  | BFS-Code  | Incorporation  | Area
in km² | Population
2005 | Non-Swiss Citizens

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District 1
Altstadt |  |  |  | Rathaus

Hochschulen
Lindenhof
City
| 261011

261012
261013
261014
| before 1893

before 1893
before 1893
before 1893
| 0.38

0.56
0.23
0.64
| 3,081

695
950
846
| 23.9%

27.5%
20.3%
28.3%
District 2 |  |  |

| Wollishofen

Leimbach
Enge
| 261021

261023
261024
| 1893

1893
1893
| 5.75

2.92
2.40
| 15,592

4,867
8,375
| 22.9%

23.0%
26.0%
District 3
Wiedikon |  |  |

| Alt-Wiedikon

Friesenberg
Sihlfeld
| 261031

261033
261034
| 1893

1893
1893
| 1.85

5.15
1.64
| 14,971

10,360
20,554
| 32.3%

22.9%
36.5%
District 4
Aussersihl |  |  |  | Werd

Langstrasse
Hard
| 261041

261042
261044
| 1893

1893
1893
| 0.31

1.13
1.46
| 3,878

10,368
12,715
| 33.2%

41.5%
46.2%
District 5
Industriequartier |  |  |  | Gewerbeschule

Escher Wyss
| 261051

261052
| 1893

1893
| 0.73

1.27
| 9,690

2,727
| 39.3%

26.1%
District 6 |  |  |

| Unterstrass

Oberstrass
| 261061

261062
| 1893

1893
| 2.46

2.64
| 19,921

9,494
| 23.6%

24.7%
District 7 |  |  |

| Fluntern

Hottingen
Hirslanden
Witikon
| 261071

261072
261073
261074
| 1893

1893
1893
1934
| 2.84

5.05
2.20
4.93
| 7,325

10,100
6,859
9,864
| 23.7%

23.6%
19.4%
17.3%
District 8
Riesbach |  |  |  | Seefeld

Mühlebach
Weinegg
| 261081

261082
261083
| 1893

1893
1893
| 2.45

0.63
1.72
| 4,923

5,577
4,843
| 28.7%

24.6%
25.3%
District 9 |  |  |

| Albisrieden

Altstetten
| 261091

261092
| 1934

1934
| 4.60

7.47
| 17,226

28,278
| 25.6%

37.0%
District 10 |  |  |

| Höngg

Wipkingen
| 261101

261102
| 1934

1893
| 6.98

2.11
| 20,773

15,446
| 19.6%

31.1%
District 11 |  |  |

| Affoltern

Oerlikon
Seebach
| 261111

261115
261119
| 1934

1934
1934
| 6.04

2.67
4.72
| 18,733

19,585
19,879
| 30.6%

33.7%
36.0%
District 12
Schwamendingen |  |  |  | Saatlen

Schwamendingen Mitte
Hirzenbach
| 261121

261122
261123
| 1934

1934
1934
| 1.13

2.23
2.62
| 6,727

10,322
11,265
| 31.6%

40.6%
37.5%
Zürich |  |  |   |   |   | 91.88  | 366'809  | 30.2%

## See also

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* Zürich District

## References

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"Zurich Neighborhoods, Locations and Districts". TravelSmart Ltd. Retrieved 2008-10-08.