Wislikofen | ||
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Wislikofen village
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Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°22′E / 47.567°N 8.367°ECoordinates: 47°34′N 8°22′E / 47.567°N 8.367°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Aargau | |
District | Zurzach | |
Area | ||
• Total | 3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 356 | |
• Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 5463 | |
SFOS number | 4322 | |
Surrounded by | Böbikon, Fisibach, Lengnau, Mellikon, Rümikon, Schneisingen, Siglistorf | |
Website |
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Wislikofen is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Wislikofen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.75 square kilometers (1.45 sq mi). Of this area, 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 35.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 10.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.5% is used for growing crops and 24.0% is pastures.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Lion rampant Argent on a Mount Vert.
Wislikofen has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 356 As of 2008[update], 46.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -11.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(98.5%), with English being second most common ( 0.6%) and Italian being third ( 0.3%).
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The population was made up of 153 Swiss men (46.6% of the population), and 11 (3.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 150 Swiss women (45.7%), and 14 (4.3%) non-Swiss women. In 2008[update] there were three live births to Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There were three non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and six non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of two and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.3%.