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Schwyz District is a district of the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is the largest and most populous of the six districts of the canton of Schwyz. As of 31 December 2020, it has a population of 56,125. The capital is Schwyz which is also the capital of the canton of Schwyz.

It contains the following municipalities:

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Distrito de Schwyz para niños

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