Affoltern am Albis

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Affoltern am Albis
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Affoltern am Albis
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Coordinates: 47°17′N 8°27′E / 47.283°N 8.450°E / 47.283; 8.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Affoltern
Government
• Executive	Gemeinderat with 7 members
• Mayor	Gemeindepräsident Clemens Grötsch unrelated
• Parliament	none (Gemeindeversammlung)
Area [1]
• Total	10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Elevation (Central crossing near church)	491 m (1,611 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	12,226
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8910 Affoltern am Albis, 8909 Zwillikon
SFOS number	0002
ISO 3166 code	CH-ZH
Localities	Zwillikon, Ferenbach, Loh, Unterdorf, Oberdorf
Surrounded by	Aeugst am Albis, Hedingen, Jonen (AG), Mettmenstetten, Obfelden, Ottenbach, Stallikon
Website	www.affoltern-am-albis.ch SFSO statistics

Affoltern am Albis (abbreviated as Affoltern a.A.; Swiss German: Affoltere) is a town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.