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Zuerich

Zürich
Top: View over Zürich and the lakeMiddle: Fraumünster Church on the river Limmat (left) and the Sunrise Tower (right)Bottom: Night view of Zürich from Uetliberg
Top: View over Zürich and the lake
Middle: Fraumünster Church on the river Limmat (left) and the Sunrise Tower (right)
Bottom: Night view of Zürich from Uetliberg
Coat of arms of Zürich
Coat of arms
Zürich is located in Switzerland
Zürich
Zürich
Zürich is located in Canton of Zürich
Zürich
Zürich
Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E / 47.367°N 8.550°E / 47.367; 8.550Coordinates: 47°22′N 8°33′E / 47.367°N 8.550°E / 47.367; 8.550
Country Switzerland
Canton Zürich
District Zürich
Government
 • Executive Stadtrat
with 9 members
 • Mayor Stadtpräsidentin (list)
Corine Mauch SPS/PSS
(as of February 2014)
 • Parliament Gemeinderat
with 125 members
Area
 • Total 87.88 km2 (33.93 sq mi)
Elevation 408 m (1,339 ft)
Highest elevation (Uetliberg) 871 m (2,858 ft)
Lowest elevation (Limmat) 392 m (1,286 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
 • Total 401,144
 • Density 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) German: Zürcher(in)
Postal code 8000–8099
SFOS number 0261
Surrounded by Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon
Twin towns Kunming, San Francisco, Srinagar
Website www.stadt-zuerich.ch
SFSO statistics
Largest groups of foreign residents 2016
Nationality Amount  % total
(foreigners)
 Germany 33,548 8.1% (25.1%)
 Italy 14,543 3.5% (10.9%)
 Portugal 8,274 2.0% (6.2%)
 Spain 6,207 1.5% (4.7%)
 Austria 4,809 1.2% (3.6%)
 France 4,244 1.0% (3.2%)
 Serbia 3,597 0.9% (2.7%)
 United Kingdom 3,483 0.8% (2.6%)
 Turkey 3,402 0.8% (2.5%)
 Kosovo 2,437 0.6% (1.8%)

Zürich or Zurich (/ˈzjʊərx, -k/; Swiss Standard German: Zürich [ˈtsʏrɪç]; German Standard German Zürich [ˈtsyːʁɪç]; Swiss German: Züri [ˈtsyri]; French: Zurich [zyʁik]; Italian: Zurigo [dzuˈriːɡo]; Romansh: Turitg [tuˈritɕ]) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. The municipality has approximately 400,028 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zürich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country.


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