Affoltern District
title: "Affoltern District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-the-canton-of-zurich"] topic_path: "general/districts-of-the-canton-of-zurich" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affoltern_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Affoltern District |
| native_name | Bezirk Affoltern |
| settlement_type | District |
| image_flag | CHE Bezirk Affoltern Flag.svg |
| image_seal | CHE Bezirk Affoltern COA.svg |
| image_map | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type2 | Canton |
| subdivision_name2 | Zürich |
| subdivision_type3 | Capital |
| subdivision_name3 | Affoltern am Albis |
| area_total_km2 | 113.01 |
| population_as_of | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| blank_name_sec1 | Municipalities |
| blank_info_sec1 | 14 |
| :: |
| official_name = Affoltern District | native_name = Bezirk Affoltern | settlement_type = District | image_flag = CHE Bezirk Affoltern Flag.svg | image_seal = CHE Bezirk Affoltern COA.svg | image_map = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = Zürich | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name3 = Affoltern am Albis | area_total_km2 = 113.01 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = | population_total = | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = Municipalities | blank_info_sec1 = 14 Affoltern District (also known as Knonaueramt or Säuliamt) is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Its capital is the city of Affoltern am Albis.
Municipalities
Affoltern contains a total of 14 municipalities: ::data[format=table] | Coat of Arms | Municipality | Population () | Area, km² | |---|---|---|---| | [[Image:CHE Aeugst am Albis COA.svg|35px|Aeugst am Albis]] | Aeugst am Albis | | 7.87 | | [[Image:Affoltern am Albis-blazon.svg|35px|Affoltern am Albis]] | Affoltern am Albis | | 10.56 | | [[Image:Bonstetten-blazon.svg|35px|Bonstetten]] | Bonstetten | | 7.42 | | [[Image:Hausen am Albis-blazon.svg|35px|Hausen am Albis]] | Hausen am Albis | | 13.64 | | [[Image:Hedingen-blazon.svg|35px|Hedingen]] | Hedingen | | 6.59 | | [[Image:Kappel am Albis-blazon.svg|35px|Kappel am Albis]] | Kappel am Albis | | 7.87 | | [[Image:Knonau-blazon.svg|35px|Knonau]] | Knonau | | 6.48 | | [[Image:Maschwanden-blazon.svg|35px|Maschwanden]] | Maschwanden | | 4.67 | | [[Image:Mettmenstetten-blazon.svg|35px|Mettmenstetten]] | Mettmenstetten | | 13.11 | | [[Image:Obfelden-blazon.svg|35px|Obfelden]] | Obfelden | | 7.54 | | [[Image:Ottenbach-blazon.svg|35px|Ottenbach]] | Ottenbach | | 4.98 | | [[Image:CHE Rifferswil COA.svg|35px|Rifferswil]] | Rifferswil | | 6.50 | | [[Image:Stallikon-blazon.svg|35px|Stallikon]] | Stallikon | | 12.01 | | [[Image:Wettswil am Albis-blazon.svg|35px|Wettswil am Albis]] | Wettswil am Albis | | 3.77 | | Total | | **** | 113.01 | ::
References
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