Bülach District Explained

Official Name:Bülach District
Native Name:Bezirk Bülach
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:185.19
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
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47.6667°N 42°WBülach 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

MunicipalityPopulation
Area, km²
3,743 4.25
9.02
16.09
4.26
9.07
12.72
8.32
12.35
6.16
4.85
4.97
19.28
5.22
10.09
10.20
5.61
10.74
4.44
6.50
3.95
8.94
8.16
Total 185.19

See also