Niederhasli

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Niederhasli

Location of Niederhasli

Coordinates: 47°29′N 8°29′E / 47.483°N 8.483°ECoordinates: 47°29′N 8°29′E / 47.483°N 8.483°E

Country

Area

• Total

11.29 km² (4.36 sq mi)

Elevation

418 m (1,371 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

9,085

• Density

800/km² (2,100/sq mi)

Postal code

8155

SFOS number

0090

Surrounded by

Buchs, Dielsdorf, Niederglatt, Oberglatt, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Steinmaur

Website

www.niederhasli.ch
SFSO statistics

Niederhasli is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Niederhasli is first mentioned in 931 as Hasila.

Niederhasli has an area of 11.3 km² (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the lower Glatttal near the entrance to the Wehntal. It includes the villages of Niederhasli, Oberhasli, Mettmenhasli and Nassenwil. Before 1840 it also included the village of Niederglatt, which became an independent municipality at that time.

Niederhasli has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 9,085. As of 2007^[update], 22.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (83.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.4%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (15.4%), the CVP (11.9%) and the FDP (9.5%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 7.2%. In Niederhasli about 75.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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