Winkel is a

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in the district of

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in the

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in Switzerland.

Geography

Winkel has an area of . Of this area, 45.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Demographics

Winkel has a population (as of ) of . , 11.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.2%), with French being second most common ( 1.4%) and English being third ( 1.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (16.9%), the SPS (11.7%) and the

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(10.4%). The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 69.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.3%. In Winkel about 86.8% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory

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or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Winkel has an unemployment rate of 1.52%. , there were 144 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 88 people are employed in the

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and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 420 people are employed in the

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, with 98 businesses in this sector.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 30-Jul-2009

Education

Students in the primary levels go to the ''primarschule'' of Winkel. Students beyond that level attend schools in

.Unsere Primarschule

Archive
. Commune of Winkel. See page 5/41. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of Zürich