Pfäffikon District is one of the twelve districts of the
German
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-speaking
canton of Zürich
The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...
,
Switzerland
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. Its capital is the town of
Pfäffikon.
Municipalities
Pfäffikon contains a total of ten
municipalities
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Mergers and name changes
*On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of
Sternenberg and
Bauma merged to form the new municipality of
Bauma with a new
SFOS number.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
*On 1 January 2016 the municipality
Kyburg merged into Illnau-Effretikon.
See also
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Municipalities of the canton of Zürich
There are 160 Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
In general, municipalities (German: ''Politische Gemeinden'') in Switzerland are grouped in Canton of Zurich#Political subdivisions, districts ('' ...
References
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Districts of the canton of Zürich
Pfäffikon, Zürich