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Rümlang

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Rümlang

Total population

7,752

Elevation443 m
Land area12.39 km²
Coordinates47.45°, 8.53°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
443 m
Area
12.39 km²
Official website
www.ruemlang.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

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History & geography

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 (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

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Geography

Latitude
47.4507
Longitude
8.5299
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,106,038
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    37,850
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    21,874
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    20,323
  • red fox
    Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    16,087
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    12,034
  • Narrow-leaved Ragwort
    Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
    9,598
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,422
  • Meadow Grasshopper
    Pseudochorthippus parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821) · Insecta
    8,517

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
167
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2004-12-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
208
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
97
Population (Wikidata)
7,929
Wikidata
Q67894

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771