title: Meilen District
text: # Meilen District
  
  47°16′N 8°40′E﻿ / ﻿47.267°N 8.667°E﻿ / 47.267; 8.667 Meilen District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies to the south of the canton in the Pfannenstiel region, forming much of the northern shore of Lake Zurich. The district capital is the town of Meilen.
  
  ## Municipalities
  
  Meilen contains a total of eleven municipalities:
  
  | Municipality | Population (31 December 2020) | Area, km² |
  | - | - | - |
  | Erlenbach | 5,606 | 2.97 |
  | Herrliberg | 6,567 | 8.97 |
  | Hombrechtikon | 8,815 | 12.19 |
  | Küsnacht | 14,811 | 12.35 |
  | Männedorf | 11,397 | 4.78 |
  | Meilen | 14,539 | 11.93 |
  | Oetwil am See | 4,857 | 6.09 |
  | Stäfa | 14,791 | 8.59 |
  | Uetikon am See | 6,225 | 3.49 |
  | Zollikon | 13,311 | 7.84 |
  | Zumikon | 5,587 | 5.44 |
  | Total | 106,506 | 84.64 |
  