Schwyz District

Schwyz District
Bezirk Schwyz
District
Map
Country Switzerland
Canton Schwyz
CapitalSchwyz
Area
 • Total506.4 km2 (195.5 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total56,125
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities15

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)[1]
Area, km²
Alpthal Alpthal 613 22.9
Arth Arth 12,184 48.6
Illgau Illgau 795 10.9
Ingenbohl Ingenbohl 8,977 16.2
Lauerz Lauerz 1,136 9.2
Morschach Morschach 1,151 20.8
Muotathal Muotathal 3,470 172.2
Oberiberg Oberiberg 878 32.8
Riemenstalden Riemenstalden 86 11.2
Rothenthurm Rothenthurm 2,484 22.8
Sattel Sattel 1,925 17.3
Schwyz Schwyz 15,435 53.2
Steinen Steinen 3,624 11.9
Steinerberg Steinerberg 953 6.9
Unteriberg Unteriberg 2,414 46.7
Total 56,125 503.6
  1. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.