Wädenswil
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| Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°40′E / 47.233°N 8.667°ECoordinates: 47°14′N 8°40′E / 47.233°N 8.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zürich | |
| District | Horgen | |
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Stadtrat with 7 members |
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| • Mayor |
Stadtpräsident (list) Philipp Kutter (as of October 2014) |
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| • Parliament |
Gemeinderat with 35 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.39 km2 (6.71 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 21,569 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8820 | |
| SFOS number | 0142 | |
| Surrounded by | Au, Zürich, Hirzel, Horgen, Männedorf, Meilen, Richterswil, Schönenberg, Stäfa, Uetikon am See | |
| Website |
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Wädenswil, locally often called Wädi or Wädischwil, is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population (as of 2013[update]) was about 21,000.
Wädenswil has an area of 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi). Of this area, 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 29.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996[update] housing and buildings made up 20.8% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. As of 2007[update] 24.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.
Wädenswil has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 21,569. As of 2007[update], 20.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2008[update] the gender distribution of the population was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (85.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (17.6%), the FDP (13%) and the CSP (11.3%).
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