Truttikon

Truttikon
Coat of arms of Truttikon
Location of Truttikon
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Truttikon is located in Switzerland
Truttikon
Truttikon
Truttikon is located in Canton of Zurich
Truttikon
Truttikon
Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°44′E / 47.633°N 8.733°E / 47.633; 8.733
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictAndelfingen
Area
 • Total4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total477
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8467
SFOS number0041
ISO 3166 codeCH-ZH
LocalitiesBurghof, Gisenhard, Hausen bei Ossingen, Langenmoos
Surrounded byBasadingen-Schlattingen (TG), Ossingen, Schlatt (TG), Trüllikon, Waltalingen
Websitewww.truttikon.ch
SFSO statistics

Truttikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Geography[edit]

Church of Truttikon
Aerial view (1964)

Truttikon has an area of 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

Demographics[edit]

Truttikon has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 449.[4] As of 2007, 3.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (95.9%), with English being second most common ( 1.4%) and Italian being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (15.7%), the SPS (15.5%) and the FDP (8.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.5%. In Truttikon about 86.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Truttikon has an unemployment rate of 0.77%. As of 2005, there were 71 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ https://statistik.zh.ch/internet/justiz_inneres/statistik/de/daten/gemeindeportraet_kanton_zuerich.html?tab=indikatoren&jahr=2017&indikatoren=133&bfs=41. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 28-Jul-2009
  4. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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