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Canton of Zurich Map
Every district, city and town in the Canton of Zurich 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 Zurich
Free to print for class and home: the Canton of Zurich with its cities and towns, a map of its districts, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
Canton of Zurich map with cities
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Key facts
- Capital
- Zurich
- Largest city
- Zurich (440,935)
- Population
- 1,632,918 (2025)
- Area
- 1,661 km² (641 sq mi)
- Districts of the Canton of Zurich
- 12
- Most populous district
- Zürich (440,935)
- Largest district by area
- Winterthur, 252 km² (97 sq mi)
About the Canton of Zurich
The Canton of Zurich has 12 districts and about 1,632,918 people (2025) on 1,661 km² (641 sq mi). Zurich is both the capital and the largest city, with 440,935 people. It borders Schwyz, Zug, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Aargau, Thurgau and Germany.
Zürich is the most populous district (440,935 people) and Andelfingen the least (33,587); Winterthur is the largest by area (252 km²) and Dietikon the smallest (60 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of Zurich
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 146 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | District | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | Zürich | 440,935 |
| 2 | Winterthur | Winterthur | 120,741 |
| 3 | Uster | Uster | 37,031 |
| 4 | Dübendorf | Uster | 33,214 |
| 5 | Dietikon | Dietikon | 28,325 |
| 6 | Wetzikon | Hinwil | 27,317 |
| 7 | Wädenswil | Horgen | 26,012 |
| 8 | Horgen | Horgen | 24,641 |
| 9 | Bülach | Bülach | 24,590 |
| 10 | Kloten | Bülach | 22,017 |
| 11 | Opfikon | Bülach | 21,462 |
| 12 | Regensdorf | Dielsdorf | 20,701 |
| 13 | Schlieren | Dietikon | 20,474 |
| 14 | Volketswil | Uster | 19,948 |
| 15 | Adliswil | Horgen | 19,904 |
| 16 | Thalwil | Horgen | 18,835 |
| 17 | Illnau-Effretikon | Pfäffikon | 17,973 |
| 18 | Wallisellen | Bülach | 17,811 |
| 19 | Küsnacht | Meilen | 15,250 |
| 20 | Stäfa | Meilen | 15,232 |
| 21 | Meilen | Meilen | 14,952 |
| 22 | Richterswil | Horgen | 14,545 |
| 23 | Zollikon | Meilen | 13,737 |
| 24 | Rüti | Hinwil | 13,144 |
| 25 | Affoltern am Albis | Affoltern | 12,911 |
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 (1,632,918) the sum of its districts.
Districts of the Canton of Zurich
All 12 districts. Select one to show it on the map.
| District | 58,566 | 113 | |
| District | 33,587 | 167 | |
| District | 166,722 | 185 | |
| District | 97,747 | 153 | |
| District | 98,965 | 60 | |
| District | 102,688 | 180 | |
| District | 133,469 | 104 | |
| District | 110,383 | 85 | |
| District | 64,147 | 163 | |
| District | 142,849 | 112 | |
| District | 182,860 | 252 | |
| District | 440,935 | 88 |
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.