Elevation 393 m (1,289 ft) Local time Sunday 7:19 AM Postal code 8195 | Canton Zurich SFOS number 0070 Population 557 (31 Dec 2008) District Bülach District | |
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Website www.wasterkingen.ch SFSO statistics Weather 3°C, Wind W at 0 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Wasterkingen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Map of Wasterkingen, Switzerland
History
In 2002, Wasterkingen had his 900th birthday, the Wasterkingener celebrated a big party and there were a lot of interesting attractions to learn more about the history of this little village.
Geography
Wasterkingen has an area of 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 46.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (10.2%) is settled.
Wasterkingen has a road border crossing into Germany. Günzgen in the state of Baden-Württemberg lies just across the border.
Demographics
Wasterkingen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 573. As of 2007, 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.0%), with French being second most common ( 0.7%) and English being third ( 0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.3%), the Green Party (10.3%) and the CSP (6.2%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.1%. In Wasterkingen about 91.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Wasterkingen has an unemployment rate of 1.25%. As of 2005, there were 31 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 21 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.