Lenzburg District

Lenzburg District
Bezirk Lenzburg
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Lenzburg
Area
 • Total 102.71 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 53,331
 • Density 519.2/km2 (1,344.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 20

Lenzburg District is a district of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland, lying at the center of the canton. The district capital is the town of Lenzburg. It has a population of 53,331 (as of 31 December 2010).[1]

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Geography

The Lenzburg district has an area, as of 2009, of 102.72 square kilometers (39.66 sq mi). Of this area, 42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi) or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.14 km2 (13.18 sq mi) or 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi) or 19.6% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the district coat of arms is Argent a Hurt.[3]

Demographics

Bezirk Lenzburg has a population (as of December 2010) of 53,331.[1] As of June 2009, 19.7% of the population are foreign nationals.[4]

Economy

districtIn 2000 there were 24,407 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 18,072 or about 74.0% of the residents worked outside the Lenzburg district while 14,959 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 21,294 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[5]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 12,952 or 27.9% were Roman Catholic, while 23,937 or 51.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 45 individuals (or about 0.10% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[2]

Education

Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 3,695 students attending primary school, there are 1,569 students attending secondary school, there are 971 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 12 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[2]

Municipalities

The district contains a total of 20 municipalities:

Coat of arms Municipality Population

(31 December 2010)[1]		 Area, km²
Ammerswil 684 3.19
Boniswil 1,421 2.78
Brunegg 671 1.56
Dintikon 1,960 3.73
Egliswil 1,318 6.29
Fahrwangen 1,862 5.00
Hallwil 773 2.18
Hendschiken 971 3.52
Holderbank 904 2.32
Hunzenschwil 3,212 3.27
Lenzburg 8,341 11.33
Meisterschwanden 2,654 6.86
Möriken-Wildegg 4,012 6.62
Niederlenz 4,228 326
Othmarsingen 2,391 4.71
Rupperswil 4,398 6.22
Schafisheim 2,779 6.33
Seengen 3,417 10.35
Seon 4,745 9.61
Staufen 2,590 3.58
Total 53,331 102.75

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. ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 18-May-2010
  4. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (German) accessed 20 January 2010
  5. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (German) accessed 21 January 2010
Districts of Aargau