Truttikon

Truttikon
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Location of Truttikon
Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°44′E / 47.633°N 8.733°E / 47.633; 8.733Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°44′E / 47.633°N 8.733°E / 47.633; 8.733
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Zurich
District	Andelfingen
Area
• Total	4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	469
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Postal code	8467
SFOS number	0041
Localities	Burghof, Gisenhard, Hausen bei Ossingen, Langenmoos
Surrounded by	Basadingen-Schlattingen (TG), Ossingen, Schlatt (TG), Trüllikon, Waltalingen
Website	www.truttikon.ch SFSO statistics

Truttikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Truttikon has an area of 4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Truttikon has a population (as of 31 December 2016) of 469. As of 2007^[update], 3.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.9%), with English being second most common ( 1.4%) and Italian being third ( 0.5%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the local small left-wing parties (15.7%), the SPS (15.5%) and the FDP (8.8%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 29.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.5%. In Truttikon about 86.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Truttikon has an unemployment rate of 0.77%. As of 2005^[update], there were 71 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 22 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.