Ormalingen
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 7°52′E / 47.467°N 7.867°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 7°52′E / 47.467°N 7.867°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Basel-Landschaft | |
| District | Sissach | |
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| • Total | 6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 423 m (1,388 ft) | |
| Population (Mar 2016) | ||
| • Total | 2,129 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4466 | |
| SFOS number | 2856 | |
| Surrounded by | Buus, Gelterkinden, Hemmiken, Rickenbach, Rothenfluh, Tecknau, Wenslingen | |
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Ormalingen is a municipality in the district of Sissach, in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
Ormalingen is first mentioned in 1280 as Normendingen.
Ormalingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.94 square kilometers (2.68 sq mi). Of this area, 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) or 37.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 34.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.8% is used for growing crops and 30.4% is pastures, while 5.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district, in the upper Ergolz valley on the old road over the Schafmatt pass.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Or, a Mullet Gules, and Azure.
Ormalingen has a population (as of March 2016[update]) of 2,129. As of 2008[update], 10.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 7.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,747 or 92.9%), with Italian language being second most common (42 or 2.2%) and Albanian being third (31 or 1.6%). There are 10 people who speak French and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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