Münchwilen (district)
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Münchwilen District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is the town of Münchwilen
Münchwilen, Thurgau
Münchwilen is a municipality and district capital of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Münchwilen is first mentioned in 1160 as Munchiwillar. Oberhofen bei Münchwilen is first mentioned in 1160-70 as Obirhovin. Sankt Margarethen is first mentioned in 1275...

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The district contains the following municipalities:


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| align="center" | || Aadorf
Aadorf
Aadorf is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Aadorf is first mentioned in 886 as Ahadorf. The oldest record of Tänikon, now part of Ettenhausen, dates to 789 as Tanninchova. Tänikon is also the site of the Tänikon monastery, founded in...

 || align="center" | || align="right" | 20.0
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| align="center" | || Bettwiesen
Bettwiesen
Bettwiesen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Bettwiesen is first mentioned in 868 as Petterwison. During the Middle Ages it belonged to the Prince-Bishop of Constance's Tannegg district. In 1693 the entire district went to the...

 || align="center" | || align="right" | 3.85
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| align="center" | || Bichelsee-Balterswil
Bichelsee-Balterswil
Bichelsee-Balterswil is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It was formed from the union on January 1, 1996 of Bichelsee and Balterswil.-History:...

 || align="center" | || align="right" | 12.27
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| align="center" | || Braunau || align="center" | || align="right" | 9.19
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| align="center" | || Eschlikon || align="center" | || align="right" | 6.20
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| align="center" | || Fischingen || align="center" | || align="right" | 30.67
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| align="center" | || Lommis
Lommis
Lommis is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Lommis is first mentioned in 824 as Loubmeissa and Kalthäusern is first mentioned in 1296 as Kalthusiren....

 || align="center" | || align="right" | 8.63
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| align="center" | || Münchwilen (TG) || align="center" | || align="right" | 7.78
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| align="center" | || Rickenbach (TG) || align="center" | || align="right" | 1.57
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| align="center" | || Sirnach
Sirnach
Sirnach is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Sirnach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.9% is forested...

 || align="center" | || align="right" | 12.43
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| align="center" | || Tobel-Tägerschen
Tobel-Tägerschen
Tobel-Tägerschen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The municipality was created in 1999 by a merger of Tägerschen and Tobel.-History:Tägerschen is first mentioned in 762 as Tegarascha....

 || align="center" | || align="right" | 7.07
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| align="center" | || Wängi
Wängi
Wängi is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Wängi has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.3% is forested...

 || align="center" | || align="right" | 16.41
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| align="center" | || Wilen (TG) || align="center" | || align="right" | 2.26
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| Total (13) || align="center" | || align="right" | 138.22
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