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Kloten is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (Glatttal).HistoryKloten is first mentioned in 1155 as Chlotun.GeographyKloten is located in the Glatt Valley, some 10km north of the city of Zürich. It is the nearest village to Zürich Airport, and the airport terminal and much of the airfield are within the municipal boundaries.Kloten has an area of 19.3km2. Of this area, 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 38.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).DemographicsKloten has a population of., 26.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.4%. Most of the population speaks German (78.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.1%).In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (16.3%), the CSP (9.5%) and the FDP (8.7%).