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Wila, Switzerland

Wila
Wila - Hauptstrasse 2011-09-23 14-57-24.jpg
Coat of arms of Wila
Coat of arms
Wila is located in Switzerland
Wila
Wila
Wila is located in Canton of Zurich
Wila
Wila
Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°51′E / 47.417°N 8.850°E / 47.417; 8.850Coordinates: 47°25′N 8°51′E / 47.417°N 8.850°E / 47.417; 8.850
Country Switzerland
Canton Zurich
District Pfäffikon
Area
 • Total 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Elevation 566 m (1,857 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 1,926
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal code 8492
SFOS number 0181
Surrounded by Bauma, Fischingen (TG), Sternenberg, Turbenthal, Wildberg
Website www.wila.ch
SFSO statistics

Wila is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Wila has an area of 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi). Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In 1996 housing and buildings made up 6.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.9% of the area. As of 2007 8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

Wila is situated in the upper Töss Valley.

Wila has a population (as of 2007) of 1,903, of which 9.4% are foreign nationals. As of 2008 the gender distribution of the population was 51% male and 49% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (92.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14%), the CSP (11.5%) and the Green Party (7.7%).


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