Volketswil

Volketswil
Coat of arms of Volketswil
Location of Volketswil
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Volketswil is located in Switzerland
Volketswil
Volketswil
Volketswil is located in Canton of Zurich
Volketswil
Volketswil
Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°42′E / 47.383°N 8.700°E / 47.383; 8.700
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictUster
Government
 • MayorJean-Philippe Pinto CVP/PDC
Area
 • Total14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total18,663
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8604
SFOS number0199
LocalitiesVolketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil
Surrounded byDübendorf, Fehraltorf, Greifensee, Illnau-Effretikon, Lindau, Schwerzenbach, Uster, Wangen-Brüttisellen
Twin townsGadmen (Switzerland)
Websitewww.volketswil.ch
SFSO statistics

Volketswil is a municipality of the district of Uster in the Swiss canton of Zurich.

Schwerzenbach and Volketswil as seen from Loorenkopf tower on Adlisberg

Villages[change | change source]

Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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