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Bezirk Sissach
Basel-LandschaftBezirk Sissach is one of 5 districts of the canton of Basel-Landschaft and comprises 29 municipalities with 37'853 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 Sissach
BFS · 29Sissach
6'964Residents
Gelterkinden
6'531Residents
Zunzgen
2'788Residents
Itingen
2'477Residents
Ormalingen
2'420Residents
Thürnen
1'482Residents
Läufelfingen
1'419Residents
Buus
1'127Residents
Maisprach
972Residents
Tenniken
933Residents
Böckten
857Residents
Diepflingen
856Residents
Tecknau
821Residents
Rothenfluh
809Residents
Rünenberg
800Residents
Buckten
719Residents
Wenslingen
704Residents
Wintersingen
587Residents
Rickenbach
567Residents
Anwil
554Residents
Zeglingen
535Residents
Känerkinden
529Residents
Oltingen
523Residents
Wittinsburg
456Residents
Rümlingen
440Residents
Nusshof
285Residents
Hemmiken
263Residents
Häfelfingen
252Residents
Kilchberg
183Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Sissach
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
54.1% YesNo 45.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.9%
14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
26.4% YesNo 73.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.4% YesNo 28.6%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP35.2% · strongest party
SVP35.2%
SP22.5%
FDP12.6%
GRÜNE11.9%
Mitte6.7%
GLP6.2%
EVP2.9%
Übrige1.3%
EDU0.7%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Maisprach
56 %
median of its municipalities
62 %
Hemmiken
67 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 56 % % in Maisprach to 67 % % in Hemmiken (median 62 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.9 % in Maisprach to 16.9 % in Hemmiken (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.42 %
Dwellings
18'312
Avg. rooms
4
Built before 1946
28.3%
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
+271 +0.7%
births
300
deaths
328
net migration
+316
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
13'961
Workplaces
2'765
Services share
62.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 970 (6.9%) · Secondary 4'191 (30.0%) · Tertiary 8'670 (62.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
300
Organic share
20.3 %
Farmland
6'845 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.7 °C
Precipitation
1'030 mm
Elevation
334–1'000 m
Flat share
19.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
307 GWh
Electricity
25.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
52 min
Road to centre
33 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.795–27.067 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 Sissach rank
sum of its municipalities4316Hellikon×24441Thürnen4442Diepflingen4443Wittinsburg4444Rümlingen4445Häfelfingen4446Buckten4447Känerkinden×24448Läufelfingen×24450Sissach4451Wintersingen4452Itingen4453Nusshof4455Zunzgen4456Tenniken×24458Eptingen×24460Gelterkinden4461Böckten4462Rickenbach BL4463Buus4464Maisprach4465Hemmiken×24466Ormalingen4467Rothenfluh4469Anwil4492Tecknau4493Wenslingen4494Oltingen4495Zeglingen4496Kilchberg BL4497Rünenberg4634Wisen SO×2
7 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Sissach?
- Bezirk Sissach comprises 29 municipalities: Sissach, Gelterkinden, Zunzgen, Itingen, Ormalingen, Thürnen, Läufelfingen, Buus, Maisprach, Tenniken, Böckten, Diepflingen, Tecknau, Rothenfluh, Rünenberg, Buckten, Wenslingen, Wintersingen, Rickenbach, Anwil, Zeglingen, Känerkinden, Oltingen, Wittinsburg, Rümlingen, Nusshof, Hemmiken, Häfelfingen, Kilchberg. Together they have 37'853 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Sissach in?
- Bezirk Sissach lies in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, which is divided into 5 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Sissach?
- Bezirk Sissach has 37'853 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 29 municipalities; the largest is Sissach with 6'964.
- Does Bezirk Sissach have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Sissach the municipal rate ranges from 56 % (Maisprach) to 67 % (Hemmiken).
- How did Bezirk Sissach vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Sissach voted 54.1 % 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.