Country Switzerland Elevation 450 m (1,480 ft) Population 3,880 (31 Dec 2008) Local time Tuesday 1:28 PM | District Bülach SFOS number 0072 Postal code 8185 Canton Canton of Zürich | |
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Surrounded by Bachenbülach, Bülach, Embrach, Kloten, Lufingen, Oberglatt, Rümlang Website www.winkel.ch
SFSO statistics Weather 14°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Winkel is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Map of Winkel, Switzerland
Geography
Winkel has an area of 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 45.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Demographics
Winkel has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 4,237. As of 2007, 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.2%), with French being second most common ( 1.4%) and English being third ( 1.4%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (16.9%), the SPS (11.7%) and the CSP (10.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 69.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.3%. In Winkel about 86.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Winkel has an unemployment rate of 1.52%. As of 2005, there were 144 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 88 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 420 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 98 businesses in this sector.
Education
Students in the primary levels go to the primarschule of Winkel. Students beyond that level attend schools in Bülach.