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Bezirk Hinwil

Zurich

Bezirk Hinwil is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 11 municipalities with 102'688 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.

Residents
102'688
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
11
Switzerland
Area
180 km²
swisstopo
Density
572 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
105
BFS

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Municipalities in Bezirk Hinwil

BFS · 11
Wetzikon
27'317Residents
Rüti
13'144Residents
Hinwil
11'949Residents
Wald
10'686Residents
Gossau
10'621Residents
Dürnten
8'030Residents
Bubikon
7'690Residents
Bäretswil
5'137Residents
Grüningen
3'931Residents
Fischenthal
2'697Residents
Seegräben
1'486Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Hinwil

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
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
33.9% YesNo 66.1%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
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
32.0% YesNo 68.1%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes
61.5% YesNo 38.5%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes
32.4% YesNo 67.6%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
All federal votes →
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SVP37.4% · strongest party
SVP37.4%
SP13.9%
FDP9.5%
GLP9.2%
Mitte9.1%
GRÜNE8.4%
EVP4.3%
EDU4.2%
Übrige3.4%
FGA0.4%
PdA/Sol.0.2%
SD0.1%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Bäretswil
104 %
median of its municipalities
117 %
Fischenthal
122 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 104 % % in Bäretswil to 122 % % in Fischenthal (median 117 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.1 % in Bäretswil to 12 % in Fischenthal (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
0.83 %
Dwellings
47'858
Avg. rooms
3.8
Built before 1946
21.1%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+685 +0.7%
births
784
deaths
786
net migration
+676
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
44'947
Workplaces
7'082
Services share
71.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'292 (2.9%) · Secondary 11'677 (26.0%) · Tertiary 31'978 (71.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
393
Organic share
22.4 %
Farmland
9'074 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
8.8 °C
Precipitation
1'506 mm
Elevation
440–1'277 m
Flat share
37.5%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
630 GWh
Electricity
24.4 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
60 min
Road to centre
42 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.872–31.24 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 Hinwil rank

sum of its municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Wetzikon6/16027/160143/160
Rüti24/16037/160142/160
Hinwil28/16087/160125/160
Wald31/16040/160154/160
Gossau32/160112/160132/160
Dürnten44/16083/160105/160
Bubikon47/160134/160136/160
Bäretswil79/160143/16058/160
Grüningen93/160115/160124/160
Fischenthal109/160105/160152/160
Seegräben132/160104/16091/160

Postal codes in Bezirk Hinwil

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8340Hinwil8342Wernetshausen8344Bäretswil8345Adetswil8494Bauma×28496Steg im Tösstal×28497Fischenthal8498Gibswil8607Aathal-Seegräben×28608Bubikon8614Bertschikon (Gossau ZH)×28617Mönchaltorf×28620Wetzikon ZH8623Wetzikon ZH×28624Grüt (Gossau ZH)8625Gossau ZH8626Ottikon (Gossau ZH)8627Grüningen×28630Rüti ZH×28632Tann8633Wolfhausen×28635Dürnten8636Wald ZH×28637Laupen ZH×2

11 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Localities in Bezirk Hinwil

23
Aathal-SeegräbenAdetswilBäretswilBaumaBertschikon (Gossau ZH)BubikonDürntenFischenthalGibswilGossau ZHGrüningenGrüt (Gossau ZH)HinwilLaupen ZHMönchaltorfOttikon (Gossau ZH)Rüti ZHSteg im TösstalTannWald ZHWernetshausenWetzikon ZHWolfhausen

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
Bezirk PfäffikonZHBezirk MeilenZHBezirk UsterZHWahlkreis See-GasterSGBezirk HöfeSZBezirk MünchwilenTG

Other districts in the canton of Zurich

11
Bezirk Affoltern58'566Bezirk Andelfingen33'587Bezirk Bülach166'722Bezirk Dielsdorf97'747Bezirk Horgen133'469Bezirk Meilen110'383Bezirk Pfäffikon64'147Bezirk Uster142'849Bezirk Winterthur182'860Bezirk Dietikon98'965Bezirk Zürich440'935

Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Hinwil?
Bezirk Hinwil comprises 11 municipalities: Wetzikon, Rüti, Hinwil, Wald, Gossau, Dürnten, Bubikon, Bäretswil, Grüningen, Fischenthal, Seegräben. Together they have 102'688 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Hinwil in?
Bezirk Hinwil lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Hinwil?
Bezirk Hinwil has 102'688 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 11 municipalities; the largest is Wetzikon with 27'317.
Does Bezirk Hinwil have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Hinwil the municipal rate ranges from 104 % (Bäretswil) to 122 % (Fischenthal).
How did Bezirk Hinwil vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Hinwil voted 56.7 % 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.