Wollerau
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 8°43′E / 47.183°N 8.717°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 8°43′E / 47.183°N 8.717°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | Höfe | |
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| • Total | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 7,048 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8832 | |
| SFOS number | 1323 | |
| Surrounded by | Feusisberg, Freienbach, Hütten (ZH), Richterswil (ZH) | |
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Wollerau is a municipality in Höfe District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies on the upper Zürichsee.
Wollerau has an area, as of 2006[update], of 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi). Of this area, 56.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 24.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Wollerau has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 7,048. As of 2007[update], 19.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (88.8%), with English being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%).
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 51.5% male and 48.5% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Wollerau is; 1,348 people or 22.2% of the population is between 0 and 19. 1,767 people or 29.1% are 20 to 39, and 2,286 people or 37.6% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 375 people or 6.2% are 65 to 74. There are 209 people or 3.4% who are 70 to 79 and 89 people or 1.47% of the population who are over 80.
As of 2000[update] there are 2,563 households, of which 732 households (or about 28.6%) contain only a single individual. 122 or about 4.8% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.6%), the CVP (13.8%) and the SPS (10.4%).
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