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Canton of Schwyz Map
Every district, city and town in the Canton of Schwyz on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and districts above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a district to see its population, area and largest towns.
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Printable maps of the Canton of Schwyz
Free to print for class and home: the Canton of Schwyz with its cities and towns, a map of its districts, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
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Canton of Schwyz districts map
Key facts
- Capital
- Schwyz
- Largest city
- Freienbach (17,100)
- Population
- 170,072 (2025)
- Area
- 851 km² (329 sq mi)
- Districts of the Canton of Schwyz
- 6
- Most populous district
- Schwyz (59,551)
- Largest district by area
- Schwyz, 494 km² (191 sq mi)
About the Canton of Schwyz
The Canton of Schwyz has 6 districts and about 170,072 people (2025) on 851 km² (329 sq mi). The capital is Schwyz; the largest city is Freienbach, with 17,100 people. It borders Zurich, Lucerne, Uri, Nidwalden, Glarus, Zug and St. Gallen.
Schwyz is the most populous district (59,551 people) and Gersau the least (2,505); Schwyz is the largest by area (494 km²) and Gersau the smallest (14 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of Schwyz
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 30 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | District | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freienbach | Höfe | 17,100 |
| 2 | Schwyz | Schwyz | 16,735 |
| 3 | Einsiedeln | Einsiedeln | 16,667 |
| 4 | Küssnacht | Küssnacht (SZ) | 14,185 |
| 5 | Arth | Schwyz | 12,616 |
| 6 | Schübelbach | March | 9,919 |
| 7 | Ingenbohl | Schwyz | 9,599 |
| 8 | Lachen | March | 9,448 |
| 9 | Wollerau | Höfe | 7,631 |
| 10 | Altendorf | March | 7,539 |
| 11 | Feusisberg | Höfe | 5,588 |
| 12 | Wangen | March | 5,574 |
| 13 | Galgenen | March | 5,506 |
| 14 | Reichenburg | March | 4,142 |
| 15 | Steinen | Schwyz | 3,762 |
| 16 | Muotathal | Schwyz | 3,604 |
| 17 | Tuggen | March | 3,491 |
| 18 | Rothenthurm | Schwyz | 2,604 |
| 19 | Unteriberg | Schwyz | 2,524 |
| 20 | Gersau | Gersau | 2,505 |
| 21 | Sattel | Schwyz | 2,097 |
| 22 | Morschach | Schwyz | 1,402 |
| 23 | Lauerz | Schwyz | 1,165 |
| 24 | Vorderthal | March | 1,032 |
| 25 | Steinerberg | Schwyz | 954 |
Populations are the Federal Statistical Office's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; each district's figure is the sum of its municipalities, and the canton's (170,072) the sum of its districts.
Districts of the Canton of Schwyz
All 6 districts. Select one to show it on the map.
| District | 16,667 | 99 | |
| District | 2,505 | 14 | |
| District | 30,319 | 38 | |
| District | 14,185 | 29 | |
| District | 46,845 | 177 | |
| District | 59,551 | 494 |
Quizzes and worksheets
Sources
- Districts, municipalities and cantons: swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, edition 2026-01 (the boundaries of 1 January 2026, with land and lake areas), data.geo.admin.ch.
- District names and the municipalities in each: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), official register of Swiss municipalities, state on 1 January 2026 (agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch).
- Populations: FSO, STATPOP, permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 by municipality (table px-x-0102010000_101), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026.
- National roads: Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), national road axes (ch.astra.nationalstrassenachsen), data.geo.admin.ch.
- Main roads, lakes, rivers and town locations: swisstopo, swissTLMRegio 2026.