47°24′N 8°47′E / 47.400°N 8.783°E / 47.400; 8.783 Pfäffikon District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Pfäffikon.

Pfäffikon District
Bezirk Pfäffikon
District
Flag of Pfäffikon District
Coat of arms of Pfäffikon District
Map
Country Switzerland
Canton Zürich
CapitalPfäffikon
Area
 • Total
163.55 km2 (63.15 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total
61,081
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities10

Municipalities

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Pfäffikon contains a total of ten municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]
Area, km2
Bauma 4,881 29.53
Fehraltorf 6,574 9.47
Hittnau 3,733 12.96
Illnau-Effretikon 17,352 32.91
Lindau 5,585 11.99
Pfäffikon 12,174 19.52
Russikon 4,410 14.21
Weisslingen 3,365 12.81
Wila 1,998 9.19
Wildberg 1,009 10.57
Total 61,081 163.55

Mergers and name changes

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  • On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Sternenberg and Bauma merged to form the new municipality of Bauma with a new SFOS number.[2]
  • On 1 January 2016 the municipality Kyburg merged into Illnau-Effretikon.

See also

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013