Maur, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°21′N 8°40′E / 47.350°N 8.667°ECoordinates: 47°21′N 8°40′E / 47.350°N 8.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Uster | |
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| • Total | 14.78 km2 (5.71 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 9,873 | |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8124 | |
| SFOS number | 0195 | |
| Surrounded by | Egg, Fällanden, Greifensee, Herrliberg, Küsnacht, Mönchaltorf, Uster, Zollikon, Zumikon, Zurich | |
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Maur is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Maur is first mentioned between 874-887 as de Mure.
Maur has an area of 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi). Of this area, 52.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 14.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (5.5%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. As of 2007[update] 17% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
The municipality is located on the south-west shore of the Greifensee. It includes the village of Maur and the settlements of Aesch, Scheuren (Forch), Binz, Ebmatingen and Uessikon.
Maur has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 9,119, of which 17.0% are foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (86.4%), with English being second most common ( 3.6%) and French being third ( 2.1%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.8%), the SPS (13.9%) and the CSP (12%).
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