Schwyz District
Bezirk Schwyz
District
Country  Switzerland
Canton Schwyz
CapitalSchwyz
Area
 • Total506.4 km2 (195.5 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total56,125
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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 arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[1]		 Area, km²
Alpthal Alpthal613 22.9
Arth Arth12,184 48.6
Illgau Illgau795 10.9
Ingenbohl Ingenbohl8,977 16.2
Lauerz Lauerz1,136 9.2
Morschach Morschach1,151 20.8
Muotathal Muotathal3,470 172.2
Oberiberg Oberiberg878 32.8
Riemenstalden Riemenstalden86 11.2
Rothenthurm Rothenthurm2,484 22.8
Sattel Sattel1,925 17.3
Schwyz Schwyz15,435 53.2
Steinen Steinen3,624 11.9
Steinerberg Steinerberg953 6.9
Unteriberg Unteriberg2,414 46.7
Total56,125 503.6

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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