Horgen District

47°14′N 8°36′E Horgen District is a district of Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The district is located in the Zimmerberg and Sihl Valley region on the left shore of Lake Zürich; its district capital is Horgen. The district consists of 11 municipalities and has a population of 127,263 (as of 31 December 2020) and an area of 104.16 km² (40.22 sq mi).

Horgen District Bezirk Horgen
District
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Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zürich
Capital	Horgen
Area
• Total	104.16 km2 (40.22 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)
• Total	127,263
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	9

Municipalities

Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)[1]	Area, km²
Adliswil	19,049	7.79
Horgen-Sihlbrugg Dorfa	23,090	21.07
Kilchberg	9,207	2.58
Langnau am Albis	7,902	8.66
Oberrieden	5,122	2.76
Richterswil-Samstagerna	13,670	7.54
Rüschlikon	6,113	2.94
Thalwil	18,278	5.53
Wädenswil	21,792	17.37
Total	127,263	104.16

^a Sihlbrugg Dorf and Samstagern are both significant villages that are not independent municipalities.

Mergers

• On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Hirzel merged into the municipality of Horgen.
• On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.

See also

• Municipalities of the canton of Zürich