Rümlang


Rümlang is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley. Zurich Airport is partially located in Rümlang.

Geography

Rümlang has an area of. Of this area, 51.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.

Demographics

Rümlang has a population of. , 25.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 16.3%. Most of the population speaks German , with Italian being second most common and Albanian being third.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS, the CSP and the FDP.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 20.9% of the population, while adults make up 64.7% and seniors make up 14.4%. In Rümlang about 73.8% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Rümlang has an unemployment rate of 3.18%. , there were 150 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 1446 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 133 businesses in this sector. 3329 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 368 businesses in this sector.

Transportation

Rümlang is served by Rümlang railway station on Zürich S-Bahn lines S9 and S15. It is a 14 minute ride from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

Education

The commune has two Primarschulen. The Sekundarschule Rümlang-Oberglatt serves secondary level students.
The Musikschule Bülach in Bülach serves the commune.