Turgi

Coat of arms

Turgi

Location of Turgi

Coordinates: 47°30′N 8°15′E / 47.500°N 8.250°ECoordinates: 47°30′N 8°15′E / 47.500°N 8.250°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.55 km² (0.60 sq mi)

Elevation

342 m (1,122 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,988

• Density

1,900/km² (5,000/sq mi)

Postal code

5300

SFOS number

4042

Surrounded by

Baden, Gebenstorf, Obersiggenthal, Untersiggenthal

Website

www.turgi.ch
SFSO statistics

Turgi is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).

In 2002, Turgi received the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.

In 1883 the municipality was created when it separated from Gebenstorf.

Turgi has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 1.5 square kilometers (0.58 sq mi). Of this area, 17.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 42.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Bend sinister wavy Argent between a Cog Wheel Sable in chief and Ear of Wheat Or bendwise sinister in base.

Turgi has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,988. As of 2008^[update], 40.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (73.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 7.6%) and Albanian being third ( 3.2%).

The age distribution, as of 2008^[update], in Turgi is; 332 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 298 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 451 people or 15.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 424 people or 14.7% are between 30 and 39, 485 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 390 people or 13.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 238 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 162 people or 5.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 86 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 13 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.

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