Hüntwangen

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Hüntwangen

Location of Hüntwangen

Coordinates: 47°36′N 8°30′E / 47.600°N 8.500°ECoordinates: 47°36′N 8°30′E / 47.600°N 8.500°E

Country

Area

• Total

4.91 km² (1.90 sq mi)

Elevation

390 m (1,280 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,013

• Density

210/km² (530/sq mi)

Postal code

8194

SFOS number

0061

Surrounded by

Eglisau, Glattfelden, Hohentengen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Wasterkingen, Wil

Website

www.huentwangen.ch
SFSO statistics

Hüntwangen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Hüntwangen is first mentioned in 1254 as Hiuntwangin.

Hüntwangen has an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located on the western edge of the Rafzerfeld, the region in the district which is north of the Rhine.

Hüntwangen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,013. As of 2007^[update], 7.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 22.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (96.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and French being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17%), the FDP (11.2%) and the Green Party (8.9%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%. In Hüntwangen about 85.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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