Waltalingen
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| Coordinates: 47°37′N 8°47′E / 47.617°N 8.783°ECoordinates: 47°37′N 8°47′E / 47.617°N 8.783°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Zurich | |
| District | Andelfingen | |
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| • Total | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 675 | |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8468 | |
| SFOS number | 0044 | |
| Surrounded by | Basadingen-Schlattingen (TG), Neunforn (TG), Oberstammheim, Ossingen, Truttikon, Unterstammheim | |
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Waltalingen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Waltalingen has an area of 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi). Of this area, 62.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Waltalingen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 675. As of 2007[update], 5.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.6%) and French being third ( 0.6%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CSP (12.5%), the Green Party (11.6%) and the SPS (10.2%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 33.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.2%. In Waltalingen about 80.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
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