Trüllikon

Trüllikon

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Trüllikon
Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°42′E / 47.633°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 47°38′N 8°42′E / 47.633°N 8.700°E
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Andelfingen
Area[1]
  Total 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation 435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (Dec 2013[2])
  Total 989
  Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal code 8466
SFOS number 0040
Surrounded by Benken, Kleinandelfingen, Laufen-Uhwiesen, Marthalen, Ossingen, Schlatt (TG), Truttikon
Website www.truellikon.ch
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Trüllikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography

Trüllikon landscape

Trüllikon has an area of 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 63.1% is used for agricultural purposes, 29.4% is forested, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads), and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

Demographics

Trüllikon has a population (as of 31 December 2013) of 989.[2] As of 2007, 5.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14.7%), the Green Party (10.8%) and the FDP (7.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%. In Trüllikon about 79.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Trüllikon has an unemployment rate of 1.53%. As of 2005, there were 141 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector; 64 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 14 businesses in this sector; 90 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 26 businesses in this sector.[3]

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