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Bezirk Münchwilen
ThurgauBezirk Münchwilen is one of 5 districts of the canton of Thurgau and comprises 13 municipalities with 51'514 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.
Aadorf
9'924Residents
Sirnach
8'387Residents
Münchwilen
6'043Residents
Wängi
5'141Residents
Eschlikon
4'913Residents
Fischingen
3'145Residents
Rickenbach
3'078Residents
Bichelsee-Balterswil
3'034Residents
Wilen
2'469Residents
Tobel-Tägerschen
1'751Residents
Lommis
1'355Residents
Bettwiesen
1'355Residents
Braunau
919Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Münchwilen
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
59.8% YesNo 40.2%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.6% YesNo 82.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
45.8% YesNo 54.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
41.0% YesNo 59.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
70.8% YesNo 29.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
11.1% YesNo 88.9%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP41.9% · strongest party
SVP41.9%
Mitte19.6%
FDP10.0%
GRÜNE8.0%
SP6.8%
GLP5.9%
Übrige2.9%
EDU2.7%
EVP2.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Wilen (TG)
137 %
median of its municipalities
147 %
Tobel-Tägerschen
156 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 137 % % in Wilen (TG) to 156 % % in Tobel-Tägerschen (median 147 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.8 % in Wilen (TG) to 13.7 % in Tobel-Tägerschen (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.63 %
Dwellings
23'619
Avg. rooms
4.1
Built before 1946
18.8%
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
+625 +1.2%
births
453
deaths
348
net migration
+532
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
21'058
Workplaces
3'460
Services share
61.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'142 (5.4%) · Secondary 6'646 (31.6%) · Tertiary 13'033 (61.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
346
Organic share
11.8 %
Farmland
7'291 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.9 °C
Precipitation
1'203 mm
Elevation
422–981 m
Flat share
43.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
446 GWh
Electricity
28.3 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
84 min
Road to centre
52 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.25–34.427 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 Münchwilen rank
sum of its municipalities8355Aadorf×28356Ettenhausen TG8357Guntershausen b. Aadorf8360Eschlikon TG8362Balterswil8363Bichelsee×28370Sirnach8371Busswil TG8372Wiezikon b. Sirnach8374Dussnang8376Fischingen×28495Schmidrüti×28499Sternenberg×28522Häuslenen9500Wil SG×39502Braunau9506Lommis9508Weingarten-Kalthäusern9532Rickenbach b. Wil×39535Wilen b. Wil9536Schwarzenbach SG×29542Münchwilen TG9543St. Margarethen TG×29545Wängi9546Tuttwil9547Wittenwil9553Bettwiesen9554Tägerschen9555Tobel×29573Littenheid
10 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AadorfAawangenAu TGBalterswilBettwiesenBichelseeBraunauBusswil TGDussnangEschlikon TGEttenhausen TGFischingenGuntershausen b. AadorfHäuslenenLittenheidLommisMünchwilen TGOberwangen TGRickenbach b. WilSchmidrütiSchwarzenbach SGSirnachSt. Margarethen TGSternenbergTägerschenTobelTuttwilWallenwilWängiWeingarten-KalthäusernWiezikon b. SirnachWil SGWilen b. WilWittenwil
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Münchwilen?
- Bezirk Münchwilen comprises 13 municipalities: Aadorf, Sirnach, Münchwilen, Wängi, Eschlikon, Fischingen, Rickenbach, Bichelsee-Balterswil, Wilen, Tobel-Tägerschen, Lommis, Bettwiesen, Braunau. Together they have 51'514 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Münchwilen in?
- Bezirk Münchwilen lies in the canton of Thurgau, which is divided into 5 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Münchwilen?
- Bezirk Münchwilen has 51'514 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 13 municipalities; the largest is Aadorf with 9'924.
- Does Bezirk Münchwilen have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Münchwilen the municipal rate ranges from 137 % (Wilen (TG)) to 156 % (Tobel-Tägerschen).
- How did Bezirk Münchwilen vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Münchwilen voted 61.3 % 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.