Laufenburg District

Laufenburg District
Bezirk Laufenburg
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Laufenburg
Area
 • Total 125.57 km2 (48.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 29,273
 • Density 233.1/km2 (603.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 18

Laufenburg District is a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, essentially consisting of the upper Fricktal valley in the Aargau Jura south of the Rhine. Its capital is the town of Laufenburg. It has a population of 29,273 (as of 31 December 2010).[1]

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Geography

The Laufenburg district has an area, as of 2009, of 152.56 square kilometers (58.90 sq mi). Of this area, 75.05 km2 (28.98 sq mi) or 49.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.85 km2 (23.11 sq mi) or 39.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) or 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]

Demographics

The Laufenburg district has a population (as of December 2010) of 29,273.[1] As of June 2009, 15.6% of the population are foreign nationals.[3]

Economy

In 2000 there were 13,183 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 9,714 or about 73.7% of the residents worked outside the district while 5,635 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 9,104 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 15,302 or 59.4% were Roman Catholic, while 5,752 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 128 individuals (or about 0.50% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[2]

Education

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 2,224 students attending primary school, there are 821 students attending secondary school, there are 555 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality.[2]

Municipalities

Coat of arms Municipality Population

(31 December 2010)[1]		 Area, km²
Eiken 2,004 7.07
Frick 4,854 9.96
Gansingen 958 8.77
Gipf-Oberfrick 3,251 10.17
Herznach 1,328 6.26
Hornussen 885 7.27
Kaisten 2,559 18.11b
Laufenburg 3,207 14.49c
Mettauertal 21.56a
Münchwilen 747 2.47
Oberhof 570 8.20
Oeschgen 907 4.38
Schwaderloch 674 2.77
Sisseln 1,425 2.52
Ueken 861 5.10
Wittnau 1,150 11.25
Wölflinswil 984 9.51
Zeihen 978 6.87
Total 29,273 152.56
^a Includes area of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil which merged into Mettauertal on 1 January 2010.
^b Includes area of Ittenthal which merged into Kaisten on 1 January 2010.
^c Includes area of Sulz which merged into Laufenburg on 1 January 2010.

Merger

References

  1. ^ a b c Canton of Aargau Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bevölkerungsbestand per 31.12.2010 nach Gemeinde, Geschlecht u. Nationalität (German) accessed 11 May 2011
  2. ^ a b c Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (German) accessed 20 January 2010
  3. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (German) accessed 20 January 2010
  4. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (German) accessed 21 January 2010
  5. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.Document.128095.pdf. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 
Districts of Aargau