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There are 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

In general, municipalities (German: Politische Gemeinden) in Switzerland are grouped in districts (Bezirke), their capital municipalities are written in bold letters.

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There were no changes between 1934 and 2013, but as of December 2022, there occurred in all nine mergers.

• 2014: Bertschikon bei Attikon and Wiesendangen → Wiesendangen
• 2015: Bauma and Sternenberg → Bauma
• 2016: Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon → Illnau-Effretikon
• 2018: Hirzel and Horgen → Horgen
• 2018: Elgg and Hofstetten → Elgg
• 2019: Oberstammheim, Unterstammheim and Waltalingen → Stammheim
• 2019: Hütten, Schönenberg and Wädenswil → Wädenswil
• 2023: Adlikon, Andelfingen and Humlikon → Andelfingen

Current municipalities of Canton Zürich as of 2023

Flag	Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)	Area in km	Inhabitants/ km	District
		Altikon	701	7.68	91	Winterthur
		Adliswil	19,049	7.79	2,445	Horgen
		Aesch (ZH)	1,709	5.24	326	Dietikon
		Aeugst am Albis	2,014	7.87	256	Affoltern
		Affoltern am Albis	12,289	10.56	1,164	Affoltern
		Andelfingen	2,232	6.65	336	Andelfingen
		Bachenbülach	4,188	4.25	985	Bülach
		Bachs	613	9.12	67	Dielsdorf
		Bäretswil	5,052	22.23	28	Hinwil
		Bassersdorf	21,998	9.02	2,806	Bülach
		Bauma	4,367	20.76	210	Pfäffikon
		Benken (ZH)	856	5.67	151	Andelfingen
		Berg am Irchel	595	7.06	84	Andelfingen
		Birmensdorf (ZH)	6,909	11.38	607	Dietikon
		Bonstetten	5,610	7.42	756	Affoltern
		Boppelsen	1,472	3.94	374	Dielsdorf
		Brütten	2,063	6.67	309	Winterthur
		Bubikon	7,371	11.58	637	Hinwil
		Buch am Irchel	1,022	10.26	100	Andelfingen
		Buchs (ZH)	6,555	5.87	1,117	Dielsdorf
		Bülach	21,998	16.09	1,367	Bülach
		Dachsen	1,917	2.69	713	Andelfingen
		Dägerlen	1,037	7.90	131	Winterthur
		Dällikon	4,278	4.50	951	Dielsdorf
		Dänikon	1,846	2.80	659	Dielsdorf
		Dättlikon	797	2.87	278	Winterthur
		Dielsdorf	5,968	5.86	1,018	Dielsdorf
		Dietikon	28,057	9.33	3,007	Dietikon
		Dietlikon	7,875	4.26	1,849	Bülach
		Dinhard	1,741	7.15	243	Winterthur
		Dorf	666	5.55	120	Andelfingen
		Dübendorf	29,907	13.61	2,197	Uster
		Dürnten	7,645	10.19	750	Hinwil
		Egg	8,829	14.48	610	Uster
		Eglisau	5,491	9.07	605	Bülach
		Elgg	4,960	15.53	319	Winterthur
		Ellikon an der Thur	936	4.92	190	Winterthur
		Elsau	3,657	8.06	454	Winterthur
		Embrach	9,610	12.72	756	Bülach
		Erlenbach (ZH)	5,606	2.97	1,888	Meilen
		Fällanden	8,934	6.41	1,394	Uster
		Fehraltorf	6,574	9.54	689	Pfäffikon
		Feuerthalen	3,697	2.49	1,485	Andelfingen
		Fischenthal	2,501	30.25	83	Hinwil
		Flaach	1,430	10.16	141	Andelfingen
		Flurlingen	1,552	2.40	647	Andelfingen
		Freienstein-Teufen	2,397	8.32	288	Bülach
		Geroldswil	5,046	1.91	2,642	Dietikon
		Glattfelden	5,266	12.35	426	Bülach
		Gossau (ZH)	10,282	18.28	562	Hinwil
		Greifensee	5,307	2.30	2,307	Uster
		Grüningen	3,716	8.77	424	Hinwil
		Hagenbuch	1,095	8.17	134	Winterthur
		Hausen am Albis	3,801	13.64	279	Affoltern
		Hedingen	3,795	6.59	576	Affoltern
		Henggart	2,293	3.01	762	Andelfingen
		Herrliberg	6,567	8.97	732	Meilen
		Hettlingen	3,101	5.87	528	Winterthur
		Hinwil	11,354	22.31	509	Hinwil
		Hittnau	3,733	12.92	289	Pfäffikon
		Hochfelden	2,020	6.16	328	Bülach
		Hombrechtikon	8,815	12.19	723	Meilen
		Horgen	23,090	21.07	1,096	Horgen
		Höri	2,951	4.85	608	Bülach
		Hüntwangen	1,067	4.97	215	Bülach
		Hüttikon	951	1.60	594	Dielsdorf
		Illnau-Effretikon	16,298	25.28	645	Pfäffikon
		Kappel am Albis	1,245	7.87	158	Affoltern
		Kilchberg (ZH)	9,207	2.58	3,569	Horgen
		Kleinandelfingen	2,104	10.36	203	Andelfingen
		Kloten	20,429	19.28	1,060	Bülach
		Knonau	2,369	6.48	366	Affoltern
		Küsnacht (ZH)	14,811	12.35	1,199	Meilen
		Langnau am Albis	7,902	8.66	912	Horgen
		Laufen-Uhwiesen	1,779	6.27	284	Andelfingen
		Lindau	5,585	11.96	467	Pfäffikon
		Lufingen	2,562	5.22	491	Bülach
		Männedorf	11,397	4.78	2,384	Meilen
		Marthalen	1,933	14.11	137	Andelfingen
		Maschwanden	641	4.67	137	Affoltern
		Maur	10,780	14.83	727	Uster
		Meilen	14,539	11.93	1,219	Meilen
		Mettmenstetten	5,380	13.11	410	Affoltern
		Mönchaltorf	4,082	7.62	536	Uster
		Neerach	3,229	6.01	537	Dielsdorf
		Neftenbach	5,756	14.95	385	Winterthur
		Niederglatt	4,938	3.62	1,364	Dielsdorf
		Niederhasli	9,449	11.24	841	Dielsdorf
		Niederweningen	3,089	6.88	449	Dielsdorf
		Nürensdorf	5,628	10.09	558	Bülach
		Oberembrach	1,105	10.20	108	Bülach
		Oberengstringen	6,721	2.13	3,155	Dietikon
		Oberglatt	7,386	8.29	891	Dielsdorf
		Oberrieden	5,122	2.76	1,856	Horgen
		Oberweningen	1,897	4.86	390	Dielsdorf
		Obfelden	5,779	7.54	766	Affoltern
		Oetwil am See	4,857	6.09	798	Meilen
		Oetwil an der Limmat	2,529	2.76	916	Dietikon
		Opfikon	20,954	5.61	3,735	Bülach
		Ossingen	1,724	13.07	132	Andelfingen
		Otelfingen	2,943	7.23	407	Dielsdorf
		Ottenbach	2,704	4.98	543	Affoltern
		Pfäffikon	12,174	19.54	623	Pfäffikon
		Pfungen	3,948	4.99	791	Winterthur
		Rafz	4,628	10.74	431	Bülach
		Regensberg	459	2.39	192	Dielsdorf
		Regensdorf	18,568	14.62	1,270	Dielsdorf
		Rheinau	1,287	8.96	144	Andelfingen
		Richterswil	13,670	7.54	1,813	Horgen
		Rickenbach (ZH)	2,796	6.03	464	Winterthur
		Rifferswil	1,148	6.50	177	Affoltern
		Rorbas	2,885	4.44	650	Bülach
		Rümlang	8,277	12.39	668	Dielsdorf
		Rüschlikon	6,113	2.94	2,079	Horgen
		Russikon	4,410	14.37	307	Pfäffikon
		Rüti (ZH)	12,494	10.19	1,226	Hinwil
		Schlatt (ZH)	779	9.03	86	Winterthur
		Schleinikon	858	5.65	152	Dielsdorf
		Schlieren	19,881	6.58	3,021	Dietikon
		Schöfflisdorf	1,394	4.05	344	Dielsdorf
		Schwerzenbach	5,193	2.64	1,967	Uster
		Seegräben	1,427	3.75	381	Hinwil
		Seuzach	7,420	7.56	981	Winterthur
		Stadel	2,336	12.85	182	Dielsdorf
		Stäfa	14,791	8.59	1,722	Meilen
		Stallikon	3,783	12.01	315	Affoltern
		Stammheim	2,859	2.393	1,195	Andelfingen
		Steinmaur	3,583	9.39	382	Dielsdorf
		Thalheim an der Thur	949	6.44	147	Andelfingen
		Thalwil	18,278	5.53	3,305	Horgen
		Trüllikon	1,055	9.52	111	Andelfingen
		Truttikon	449	4.42	102	Andelfingen
		Turbenthal	4,983	25.07	199	Winterthur
		Uetikon am See	6,225	3.49	1,784	Meilen
		Uitikon	4,809	4.38	1,098	Dietikon
		Unterengstringen	3,984	3.32	1,200	Dietikon
		Urdorf	10,019	7.62	1,315	Dietikon
		Uster	35,337	28.56	1,237	Uster
		Volken	383	3.21	119	Andelfingen
		Volketswil	18,865	14.00	1,348	Uster
		Wädenswil	21,792	17.37	1,255	Horgen
		Wald (ZH)	10,200	25.25	404	Hinwil
		Wallisellen	17,218	6.50	2,649	Bülach
		Wangen-Brüttisellen	8,000	7.90	1,013	Uster
		Wasterkingen	568	3.95	144	Bülach
		Weiach	1,990	9.57	208	Dielsdorf
		Weiningen (ZH)	4,869	5.41	900	Dietikon
		Weisslingen	3,365	12.81	263	Pfäffikon
		Wettswil am Albis	5,281	3.77	1,401	Affoltern
		Wetzikon	25,056	16.73	1,498	Hinwil
		Wiesendangen	4,955	9.68	512	Winterthur
		Wil (ZH)	1,488	8.94	166	Bülach
		Wila	1,998	9.21	217	Pfäffikon
		Wildberg	1,009	10.83	93	Pfäffikon
		Winkel	4,648	8.16	570	Bülach
		Winterthur	114,220	67.93	1,681	Winterthur
		Zell (ZH)	6,430	12.70	506	Winterthur
		Zollikon	13,311	7.84	1,698	Meilen
		Zumikon	5,587	5.44	1,027	Meilen
		Zurich	421,878	91.88	4,592	Zürich
		Canton of Zurich	1,553,423	1,728.95	898	—

Partially based on the article in the German Knowledge (XXG).

• Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
• Lists of municipalities of Switzerland
• Subdivisions of the canton of Zürich