Steinmaur

Steinmaur
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Location of Steinmaur
Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°27′E / 47.500°N 8.450°E / 47.500; 8.450Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°27′E / 47.500°N 8.450°E / 47.500; 8.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Dielsdorf
Area
• Total	9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	3,389
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Postal code	8162
SFOS number	0101
Surrounded by	Bachs, Dielsdorf, Neerach, Niederglatt, Niederhasli, Oberweningen, Regensberg, Schöfflisdorf
Website	www.steinmaur.ch SFSO statistics

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

Situated in the Wehntal, Steinmaur has an area of 9.5 km² (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Steinmaur has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,389. As of 2007^[update], 18.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (88.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.5%), the FDP (12.1%) and the Green Party (11.3%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 67.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.4%. In Steinmaur about 76.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).