Wila (Zürich)

Geschichte

Wila is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.GeographyWila has an area of 9.2km2. Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 6.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.9% of the area. 8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.Wila is situated in the upper Töss Valley.DemographicsWila has a population of 1,903, of which 9.4% are foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 51% male and 49% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. Most of the population speaks German (92.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (14%), the CSP (11.5%) and the Green Party (7.7%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 28.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.3%. In Wila about 76.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). There are 726 households in Wila.