Schwyz District

Schwyz District
Bezirk Schwyz
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Schwyz
Capital Schwyz
Area
 • Total 506.4 km2 (195.5 sq mi)
Population (December 2015)
 • Total 54,018
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 15

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 54,018 (as of 31 December 2015).

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

Coat of arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2015)[1]		 Area, km²
Alpthal 597 22.9
Arth 11,597 48.6
Illgau 792 10.9
Ingenbohl 8,695 16.2
Lauerz 1,096 9.2
Morschach 1,124 20.8
Muotathal 3,499 172.2
Oberiberg 878 32.8
Riemenstalden 89 11.2
Rothenthurm 2,302 22.8
Sattel 1,931 17.3
Schwyz 14,856 53.2
Steinen 3,312 11.9
Steinerberg 920 6.9
Unteriberg 2,330 46.7
Total 54,018 503.6

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016

Coordinates: 47°01′N 8°39′E / 47.017°N 8.650°E / 47.017; 8.650

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