Switzerland · Canton ZH · District
Bezirk Bülach
ZurichBezirk Bülach is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 22 municipalities with 166'722 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Municipalities in Bezirk Bülach
BFS · 22Bülach
24'590Residents
Kloten
22'017Residents
Opfikon
21'462Residents
Wallisellen
17'811Residents
Bassersdorf
12'358Residents
Embrach
10'415Residents
Dietlikon
8'033Residents
Nürensdorf
5'858Residents
Eglisau
5'794Residents
Glattfelden
5'555Residents
Winkel
5'117Residents
Rafz
4'792Residents
Bachenbülach
4'450Residents
Höri
3'676Residents
Rorbas
3'078Residents
Lufingen
2'870Residents
Freienstein-Teufen
2'373Residents
Hochfelden
2'019Residents
Wil
1'595Residents
Hüntwangen
1'142Residents
Oberembrach
1'132Residents
Wasterkingen
585Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Bülach
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.1% YesNo 42.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.3%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
37.6% YesNo 62.4%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 39.3% Yes
33.6% YesNo 66.4%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes
62.2% YesNo 37.9%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes
34.8% YesNo 65.2%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes
30.4% YesNo 69.6%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP36.7% · strongest party
SVP36.7%
SP16.3%
FDP11.3%
GLP10.9%
Mitte8.3%
GRÜNE6.5%
EVP3.9%
Übrige3.3%
EDU2.2%
FGA0.3%
PdA/Sol.0.2%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Winkel
76 %
median of its municipalities
107 %
Glattfelden
120 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 76 % % in Winkel to 120 % % in Glattfelden (median 107 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 9.8 % in Winkel to 11.9 % in Glattfelden (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.76 %
Dwellings
77'240
Avg. rooms
3.6
Built before 1946
8.9%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+1'094 +0.7%
births
1'543
deaths
1'054
net migration
+595
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
131'109
Workplaces
10'900
Services share
84.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'122 (0.9%) · Secondary 18'947 (14.5%) · Tertiary 111'040 (84.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
276
Organic share
10.1 %
Farmland
7'142 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.7 °C
Precipitation
1'034 mm
Elevation
332–689 m
Flat share
57.7%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
864 GWh
Electricity
23.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
56 min
Road to centre
30 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (21.863–31.008 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Bülach rank
sum of its municipalities8052Zürich×38152Glattbrugg×38180Bülach8181Höri8182Hochfelden8184Bachenbülach8185Winkel8192Glattfelden8193Eglisau8194Hüntwangen8195Wasterkingen8196Wil ZH8197Rafz8302Kloten8303Bassersdorf8304Wallisellen8305Dietlikon8309Nürensdorf8424Embrach8425Oberembrach8426Lufingen8427Freienstein +18428Teufen ZH8600Dübendorf×2
3 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Bülach?
- Bezirk Bülach comprises 22 municipalities: Bülach, Kloten, Opfikon, Wallisellen, Bassersdorf, Embrach, Dietlikon, Nürensdorf, Eglisau, Glattfelden, Winkel, Rafz, Bachenbülach, Höri, Rorbas, Lufingen, Freienstein-Teufen, Hochfelden, Wil, Hüntwangen, Oberembrach, Wasterkingen. Together they have 166'722 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Bülach in?
- Bezirk Bülach lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Bülach?
- Bezirk Bülach has 166'722 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 22 municipalities; the largest is Bülach with 24'590.
- Does Bezirk Bülach have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Bülach the municipal rate ranges from 76 % (Winkel) to 120 % (Glattfelden).
- How did Bezirk Bülach vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Bülach voted 57.1 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.