Elevation 465 m (1,526 ft) Local time Saturday 9:30 PM Postal code 8467 | Canton Zurich SFOS number 0041 Population 460 (31 Dec 2008) District Andelfingen District | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Truttikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Map of 8467 Truttikon, Switzerland
Geography
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).
Demographics
Truttikon has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 473. 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.