Switzerland · Canton ZH · District
Bezirk Winterthur
ZurichBezirk Winterthur is one of 12 districts of the canton of Zurich and comprises 19 municipalities with 182'860 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.
Winterthur
120'741Residents
Seuzach
7'990Residents
Zell
6'855Residents
Wiesendangen
6'852Residents
Neftenbach
5'780Residents
Turbenthal
5'369Residents
Elgg
5'241Residents
Pfungen
4'170Residents
Elsau
3'957Residents
Hettlingen
3'208Residents
Rickenbach
2'895Residents
Brütten
2'277Residents
Dinhard
1'734Residents
Dägerlen
1'204Residents
Hagenbuch
1'168Residents
Ellikon an der Thur
1'027Residents
Dättlikon
844Residents
Schlatt
788Residents
Altikon
760Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Winterthur
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
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 · 41.1% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
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
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative für mehr günstige und gemeinnützige Wohnungen («Wohnungsinitiative»)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.3% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Wohneigentum wieder ermöglichen (Wohneigentums-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 25.1% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP24.8% · strongest party
SVP24.8%
SP22.5%
GLP12.3%
GRÜNE11.0%
FDP10.1%
Mitte8.0%
EVP4.3%
Übrige3.7%
EDU1.7%
FGA1.1%
PdA/Sol.0.3%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Brütten
85 %
median of its municipalities
112 %
Winterthur
125 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 85 % % in Brütten to 125 % % in Winterthur (median 112 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 10.2 % in Brütten to 12.1 % in Winterthur (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.36 %
Dwellings
86'635
Avg. rooms
3.6
Built before 1946
22.8%
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
+795 +0.4%
births
1'604
deaths
1'372
net migration
+586
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
98'058
Workplaces
12'267
Services share
81.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'522 (1.6%) · Secondary 16'659 (17.0%) · Tertiary 79'877 (81.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
423
Organic share
18.7 %
Farmland
10'881 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.4 °C
Precipitation
1'123 mm
Elevation
369–884 m
Flat share
49.7%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
921 GWh
Electricity
23.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
63 min
Road to centre
40 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.872–28.642 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 Winterthur rank
sum of its municipalities8310Kemptthal×28311Brütten8352Elsau +18353Elgg8354Hofstetten ZH8355Aadorf×28363Bichelsee×28400Winterthur8404Winterthur8405Winterthur8406Winterthur8408Winterthur8409Winterthur8412Aesch (Neftenbach)8413Neftenbach8418Schlatt ZH8421Dättlikon8422Pfungen8442Hettlingen8471Rutschwil (Dägerlen)8472Seuzach8474Dinhard8479Altikon8482Sennhof (Winterthur)×28483Kollbrunn×28486Rikon im Tösstal×28487Zell ZH8488Turbenthal×28492Wila×28495Schmidrüti×28500Gerlikon×28523Hagenbuch ZH8542Wiesendangen8543Bertschikon8544Attikon8545Rickenbach Sulz +18546Menzengrüt×28548Ellikon an der Thur
11 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AadorfAesch (Neftenbach)AltikonAttikonBänk (Dägerlen)Berg (Dägerlen)BertschikonBichelseeBrüttenDägerlenDättlikonDickbuchDinhardElggEllikon an der ThurElsauGerlikonGundetswilHagenbuch ZHHettlingenHofstetten ZHHünikon (Neftenbach)Kefikon ZHKemptthalKollbrunnMenzengrütNeftenbachOberohringenOberwil (Dägerlen)PfungenRämismühleReutlingen (Winterthur)Rickenbach SulzRickenbach ZHRicketwil (Winterthur)Riet (Neftenbach)Rikon im TösstalRutschwil (Dägerlen)Schlatt ZHSchmidrütiSennhof (Winterthur)SeuzachStadel (Winterthur)TurbenthalUnterohringenWiesendangenWilaWinterthurZell ZH
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Winterthur?
- Bezirk Winterthur comprises 19 municipalities: Winterthur, Seuzach, Zell, Wiesendangen, Neftenbach, Turbenthal, Elgg, Pfungen, Elsau, Hettlingen, Rickenbach, Brütten, Dinhard, Dägerlen, Hagenbuch, Ellikon an der Thur, Dättlikon, Schlatt, Altikon. Together they have 182'860 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Winterthur in?
- Bezirk Winterthur lies in the canton of Zurich, which is divided into 12 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Winterthur?
- Bezirk Winterthur has 182'860 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Winterthur with 120'741.
- Does Bezirk Winterthur have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Winterthur the municipal rate ranges from 85 % (Brütten) to 125 % (Winterthur).
- How did Bezirk Winterthur vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Winterthur voted 46.2 % 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.