Zürich district
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Zürich District Bezirk Zürich |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Zürich
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| Capital | Zürich | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2016) | ||
| • Total | 401,144 | |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipalities | 1 | |
Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°32′E / 47.383°N 8.533°E
Zürich District is a district (German: Bezirk) of the Swiss canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
In 1814, the former district of Zürich has been established including the municipalities – «Landgemeinden des Bezirks Zürich» (country municipalities) – surrounding the old city of Zurich, the so-called Altstadt. The district of Zürich as it exists today, was created on 1 July 1989, by splitting the former district of Zürich into three parts:
Therefore, since 1 July 1989, the district of Zürich (SFOS number 0112) shares the same area as the city of Zurich (0261) with its subdivisions totalling 401,144 (as of 31 December 2016) inhabitants on an area of 87.78 km2 (33.89 sq mi).
Since 1893 respectively 1934 the city of Zürich as well as the district of Zürich are formed by the old city of Zürich (Altstadt) and by a total of 19 former politically independent municipalities:
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