Winikon
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°14′N 8°3′E / 47.233°N 8.050°ECoordinates: 47°14′N 8°3′E / 47.233°N 8.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Lucerne | |
| District | Sursee | |
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| • Total | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 501 m (1,644 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 744 | |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6235 | |
| SFOS number | 1106 | |
| Surrounded by | Dagmersellen, Knutwil, Reiden, Reitnau (AG), Triengen | |
| Website |
www Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Winikon is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2009 Winikon merged into the municipality of Triengen, the combined municipality is called Triengen.
Winikon has an area of 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (6.8%) is settled.
Winikon has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 744, of which 7.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.9%) and French being third ( 0.9%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.4%), the CVP (25.8%) and the Green Party (6.1%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 32.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.1%. In Winikon about 63.9% 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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