Opfikon

Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°34′E / 47.433°N 8.567°E / 47.433; 8.567
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Opfikon
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Opfikon is located in Switzerland
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Opfikon is located in Canton of Zurich
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Opfikon
Coordinates: 47°26′N 8°34′E / 47.433°N 8.567°E / 47.433; 8.567
CountrySwitzerland
CantonZurich
DistrictBülach
Government
 • ExecutiveStadtrat
with 7 members
 • MayorStadtpräsident
Paul Remund FDP/PRD
(as of March 2014)
 • ParliamentGemeinderat
with 36 members
Area
 • Total5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation
459 m (1,506 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total20,356
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8152
SFOS number0066
LocalitiesOpfikon, Glattbrugg, Oberhausen
Surrounded byKloten, Wallisellen, Zürich, Rümlang
Websitewww.opfikon.ch
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Opfikon is a municipality and city in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.

Villages[change | change source]

Opfikon, Glattbrugg and Oberhausen.

Economy[change | change source]

Adecco S.A., the world's largest employment agency, is headquartered in Glattbrugg.

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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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