Oetwil an der Limmat

Ötwil an der Limmat

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Ötwil an der Limmat

Location of Ötwil an der Limmat

Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°24′E / 47.433°N 8.400°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 8°24′E / 47.433°N 8.400°E

Country

Area

• Total

2.76 km² (1.07 sq mi)

Elevation

404 m (1,325 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,363

• Density

860/km² (2,200/sq mi)

Postal code

8955

SFOS number

0246

Surrounded by

Dällikon, Dänikon, Dietikon, Geroldswil, Hüttikon, Spreitenbach (AG), Weiningen, Würenlos (AG)

Website

www.oetwil-limmat.ch
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Oetwil an der Limmat is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

Oetwil an der Limmat is first mentioned around 850 as Otenwilare.

Oetwil an der Limmat has an area of 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 36.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996^[update] housing and buildings made up 15.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 3.3% of the area. As of 2007^[update] 19% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

The municipality is located on the right side of the Limmattal on the border with the Canton of Aargau.

Oetwil an der Limmat has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,363. As of 2007^[update], 12.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008^[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (91.5%), with French being second most common ( 1.9%) and Italian being third ( 1.4%).

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