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Schwyz District
Bezirk Schwyz
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District
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Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Schwyz |
Capital | Schwyz |
Area | |
• Total | 506.4 km2 (195.5 sq mi) |
Population
(December 2020)
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• Total | 56,125 |
• Density | 110.831/km2 (287.052/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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 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) |
Area, km² |
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Alpthal | 613 | 22.9 | |
Arth | 12,184 | 48.6 | |
Illgau | 795 | 10.9 | |
Ingenbohl | 8,977 | 16.2 | |
Lauerz | 1,136 | 9.2 | |
Morschach | 1,151 | 20.8 | |
Muotathal | 3,470 | 172.2 | |
Oberiberg | 878 | 32.8 | |
Riemenstalden | 86 | 11.2 | |
Rothenthurm | 2,484 | 22.8 | |
Sattel | 1,925 | 17.3 | |
Schwyz | 15,435 | 53.2 | |
Steinen | 3,624 | 11.9 | |
Steinerberg | 953 | 6.9 | |
Unteriberg | 2,414 | 46.7 | |
Total | 56,125 | 503.6 |
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Schwyz para niños
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