Hinwil District

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from Hinwil (district))
Jump to: navigation, search
Hinwil District
Bezirk Hinwil
District
Location of Hinwil District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Zürich
Capital Hinwil
Area
 • Total 179.53 km2 (69.32 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2014)
 • Total 86,617
 • Density 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 11

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hinwil District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the southeast of the canton, bordering the adjacent St. Gallen. Hinwil has a population of 86,617 (as of 31 December 2014); its capital is the town of Hinwil, located at the centre of the district.

Municipalities

Hinwil contains a total of eleven municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2014)[1]
Area, km²
Bäretswil 4,993 22.23
Bubikon 6,979 11.58
Dürnten 7,374 10.19
Fischenthal 2,325 30.25
Gossau 9,756 18.28
Grüningen 3,365 8.77
Hinwil 10,779 22.31
Rüti 11,979 10.19
Seegräben 1,399 3.75
Wald 9,446 25.25
Wetzikon 23,887 16.73
Total 86,617 179.53

See also

References

  1. Canton of Zurich Statistical Office (German) accessed 17 June 2015