About the Department

The Mayor's Department provides a wide range of services.

Residents

The Residents' Office is responsible for registering, overseeing and managing personal data, the registration of changes in civil status as well as the organization of dignified funerals of deceased from various cultural backgrounds.

Cultural Affairs

The City of Zürich offers an extremely varied cultural program.

Urban Development

City and Neighborhood Development

With its analyses, strategies and neighborhood-specific projects, the Office for City and Neighborhood Development is actively involved in implementing the economically, socially and ecologically sustainable development of the city and its neighborhoods.

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The administration of the city excels in its role of modern service provider for residents, private individuals and companies alike.

Foreign Affairs

Cross-Cultural Issues

The City of Zürich's Office for Cross-Cultural Issues is responsible for and coordinates issues relating to integration and migration and is the first contact point for newcomers to the city.

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Gender Equality

The City of Zürich's Office for Gender Equality is responsible for equal opportunities.

Statistics Office

Zürich's Statistic Office collects and publishes statistical information from all areas of life including demographics, the economy, construction, residency and politics.

City Archives

Zürich's Archives Office looks after the archives of the City of Zürich.

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Location Zurich

An attractive global city

In terms of area, Zurich is definitely not a big city - but its economic importance, international make-up and excellent quality of life all combine to make Zurich a global city with a worldwide charisma.

Globally networked

Zurich has an outstanding global reputation, both as a stock exchange and as a location with an all-inclusive range of financial services. The international charisma of the global city of Zurich is reinforced by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which is the best university in the German-speaking world according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong list of world university rankings. However, this is not the only institute where world-class research is carried out: the entire economic area is like a densely networked science park, with countless private and public research facilities.

Ideal location

Zurich's geographical location is also an integral factor in the city's excellent quality of life. Lake Zurich, the Limmat and Sihl rivers, generous green tracts of land and of course the panorama of the Alps all offer an attractive natural backdrop and a multitude of opportunities for recreation and sport. Everything is close by, with beautiful hiking and skiing areas less than an hour from the city centre. The airport and high-speed railway network connect Zurich to the rest of the world and to Europe's large cities, and the region also has one of the best public transportation networks in the world

Traditionally international

The fact that the city lies at the heart of the continent and at the intersection of three major European cultural regions can be discerned everywhere in day-to-day life here. Zurich is multilingual and traditionally cosmopolitan, and new residents from abroad quickly feel at home here. As a domicile, Zurich is exactly the right size: it has the safety and the geographical clarity of a small town and yet, like a large city, it has a huge range of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities on offer. This is the real Zurich!

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