Schwyz District

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 55,382 (as of 31 December 2018).

Schwyz District Bezirk Schwyz
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schwyz
Capital	Schwyz
Area
• Total	506.4 km^2 (195.5 sq mi)
Population  (December 2018)
• Total	55,382
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	15

The district contains a total of 15 municipalities, of which the town of Schwyz is the capital.

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2018)[1]	Area, km²
	Alpthal	616	22.9
	Arth	11,985	48.6
	Illgau	802	10.9
	Ingenbohl	8,913	16.2
	Lauerz	1,100	9.2
	Morschach	1,159	20.8
	Muotathal	3,527	172.2
	Oberiberg	902	32.8
	Riemenstalden	90	11.2
	Rothenthurm	2,411	22.8
	Sattel	1,938	17.3
	Schwyz	15,181	53.2
	Steinen	3,417	11.9
	Steinerberg	946	6.9
	Unteriberg	2,395	46.7
	Total	55,382	503.6

References

1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019