Volketswil
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| Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°42′E / 47.383°N 8.700°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 8°42′E / 47.383°N 8.700°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Uster | |
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| • Total | 14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 18,489 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8604 | |
| SFOS number | 0199 | |
| Surrounded by | Dübendorf, Fehraltorf, Greifensee, Illnau-Effretikon, Lindau, Schwerzenbach, Uster, Wangen-Brüttisellen | |
| Twin towns | Gadmen (Switzerland) | |
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Volketswil is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Volketswil has an area of 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi). Of this area, 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 32.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 22.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.2% of the area. As of 2007[update] 30.1% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
Volketswil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 18,489. As of 2007[update], 22.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50% male and 50% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (85.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.1%) and Albanian being third ( 2.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (13.9%), the FDP (10.7%) and the CSP (10%).
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