Trüllikon
municipality in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Trüllikon is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
Trüllikon has an area of 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi). 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 31 December 2020) of 1,055. As of 2007, 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 (as of 2000) 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 (14.7%), the Green Party (10.8%) and the FDP (7.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) 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%.
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