Aarau District

Aarau District
Bezirk Aarau
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Aarau
Area
  Total 104.47 km2 (40.34 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 75,195
  Density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 13

Aarau District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with administrative capital Aarau encompasses the agglomeration of Aarau south of the Juras.

Geography

As of 2009 the Aargau District had a total area of 104.48 square kilometers (40.34 sq mi). Of that area, 32.06 km2 (12.38 sq mi), or about 30.7%, was cultivated land, 50.38 km2 (19.45 sq mi), or about 48.2%, was forested and 21.02 km2 (8.12 sq mi), or about 20.1%, has some type of construction on it.[1]

Demographics

Aarau District has a population of 75,195 (as of 31 December 2015).[2]

As of 2000, there were 3,277 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 14,181 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,295 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.24 individuals.[3] In 2008 there were 10,614 single family homes (or 32.3% of the total) out of a total of 32,851 homes and apartments.[4]

Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 4,891 students attending primary school, there are 1,755 students attending secondary school, there are 1,175 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, there are 35 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[3]

Economy

As of 2000 there were 32,987 residents who worked in the District, while 23,730 residents worked outside the Aarau District and 29,444 people commuted into the District for work.[5]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 17,246 or 27.3% are Roman Catholic, while 31,124 or 49.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 179 individuals (or about 0.28% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith.[3]

Municipalities

Crest Name of municipality Population

(31 December 2015)[6]
Area
in km²
Aarau 20,710 12.34a
Biberstein 1,477 4.10
Buchs (AG) 7,731 5.36
Densbüren 702 12.52
Erlinsbach 3,973 9.87
Gränichen 7,432 17.21
Hirschthal 1,571 3.53
Küttigen 6,030 11.89
Muhen 3,831 7.03
Oberentfelden 7,714 7.16
Suhr 9,904 10.59
Unterentfelden 4,120 2.87
Total 75,195 104.47
^a In 2010, Rohr merged into Aarau, Aarau area includes Rohr

Mergers

The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:

References

  1. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Aargauer Zahlen 2009 – Arealstatistik (German) accessed 22 January 2010
  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
  3. 1 2 3 Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (German) accessed 20 January 2010
  4. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau (German) accessed 20 January 2010
  5. Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (German) accessed 21 January 2010
  6. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016

Coordinates: 47°23′N 8°2′E / 47.383°N 8.033°E / 47.383; 8.033

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