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Trüllikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the
canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...
of Zürich in
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.


Geography

Trüllikon has an area of . Of this area, 63.1% is used for agricultural purposes, 29.4% is forested, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads), and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).


Demographics

Trüllikon has a population (as of ) of . , 5.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (94.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.6%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the
SPS SPS may refer to: Law and government * Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the WTO * NATO Science for Peace and Security * Single Payment Scheme, an EU agricultural subsidy * The Standard Procurement System, fo ...
(14.7%), the Green Party (10.8%) and the FDP (7.3%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.5%. In Trüllikon about 79.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory
upper secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final ph ...
or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
''). Trüllikon has an unemployment rate of 1.53%. , there were 141 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector; 64 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 14 businesses in this sector; 90 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 26 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 28-Jul-2009


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trullikon Municipalities of the canton of Zürich