Is water area included in the municipal area?

Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The largest municipalities by area in canton Schwyz (2025)

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Muotathal is the largest municipality by area in canton Schwyz: 172.1 km² (2025). Next come Einsiedeln (109.7 km²) and Schwyz (53.2 km²). Source: swisstopo.

Ranking

swisstopo · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Area	Residents
1	Muotathal	172.1 km²	3'604
2	Einsiedeln	109.7 km²	16'667
3	Schwyz	53.2 km²	16'735
4	Innerthal	50.1 km²	194
5	Arth	48.5 km²	12'616
6	Unteriberg	46.4 km²	2'524
7	Küssnacht	36.2 km²	14'185
8	Oberiberg	33.2 km²	941
9	Schübelbach	29 km²	9'919
10	Vorderthal	28 km²	1'032
11	Altendorf	24.6 km²	7'539
12	Gersau	23.6 km²	2'505
13	Morschach	23.5 km²	1'402
14	Alpthal	22.9 km²	641
15	Rothenthurm	22.8 km²	2'604
16	Freienbach	20.7 km²	17'100
17	Feusisberg	17.5 km²	5'588
18	Sattel	17.4 km²	2'097
19	Ingenbohl	16.7 km²	9'599
20	Tuggen	15.1 km²	3'491
21	Galgenen	13.3 km²	5'506
22	Steinen	11.9 km²	3'762
23	Reichenburg	11.6 km²	4'142
24	Riemenstalden	11.2 km²	88
25	Wangen	11 km²	5'574
26	Illgau	11 km²	819
27	Lauerz	9.2 km²	1'165
28	Steinerberg	6.9 km²	954
29	Wollerau	6.5 km²	7'631
30	Lachen	4.3 km²	9'448

swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

How we measure this

swisstopo

Municipal area in square kilometres from swisstopo's official boundaries (swissBOUNDARIES3D), as of 2025. It covers the total area including forest, water and unproductive land.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Schwyz is the largest by area?: Muotathal is the largest municipality by area in canton Schwyz, at 172.1 km² (2025).
Is water area included in the municipal area?: Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.