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Schwyz District Bezirk Schwyz
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schwyz
Capital	Schwyz
Area
• Total	506.4 km (195.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	56,125
• Density	110/km (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	15

Schwyz District is a district of the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is both the largest and most populous of the six districts of the canton of Schwyz, accounting for around half its surface area, and 40% of the population. It has a population of 56,125 (as of 31 December 2020).

The district contains a total of 15 municipalities, of which the town of Schwyz is the capital.

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)	Area, km²
	Alpthal	613	22.9
	Arth	12,184	48.6
	Illgau	795	10.9
	Ingenbohl	8,977	16.2
	Lauerz	1,136	9.2
	Morschach	1,151	20.8
	Muotathal	3,470	172.2
	Oberiberg	878	32.8
	Riemenstalden	86	11.2
	Rothenthurm	2,484	22.8
	Sattel	1,925	17.3
	Schwyz	15,435	53.2
	Steinen	3,624	11.9
	Steinerberg	953	6.9
	Unteriberg	2,414	46.7
	Total	56,125	503.6

References

1. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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