Schwyz District

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Schwyz District
Bezirk Schwyz
District
Schwyz District
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Schwyz.svg Schwyz
Capital Schwyz
Area
  Total
506.4 km2 (195.5 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)
  Total
56,125
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities15

Schwyz District is a district of the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is both the largest and most populous of the six districts of the canton of Schwyz, accounting for around half its surface area, and 40% of the population. It has a population of 56,125 (as of 31 December 2020).

The district contains a total of 15 municipalities, of which the town of Schwyz is the capital.

Coat of armsMunicipalityPopulation
(31 December 2020) [1]
Area, km²
CHE Alpthal COA.svg Alpthal 61322.9
CHE Arth COA.svg Arth 12,18448.6
Illgau-blazon.svg Illgau 79510.9
Ingenbohl-blazon.svg Ingenbohl 8,97716.2
Lauerz-blazon.svg Lauerz 1,1369.2
Morschach-blazon.svg Morschach 1,15120.8
Muotathal-blazon.svg Muotathal 3,470172.2
Oberiberg-blazon.svg Oberiberg 87832.8
Riemenstalden-blazon.svg Riemenstalden 8611.2
CHE Rothenthurm COA.svg Rothenthurm 2,48422.8
Sattel-blazon.svg Sattel 1,92517.3
Wappen Schwyz matt.svg Schwyz 15,43553.2
Steinen SZ-blazon.svg Steinen 3,62411.9
Steinerberg-blazon.svg Steinerberg 9536.9
Unteriberg-blazon.svg Unteriberg 2,41446.7
Total56,125503.6

References

  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.

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