Zofingen District

Zofingen District
Bezirk Zofingen
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Zofingen
Area
 • Total 142.01 km2 (54.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 64,746
 • Density 455.9/km2 (1,180.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 18

Zofingen District is a district in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the southwest corner of the Canton. The seat is Zofingen. The largest municipality in population is Oftringen, the smallest is Wiliberg. It has a population of 64,746 (as of 31 December 2010).[1]

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Geography

Bezirk Zofingen has an area, as of 2009, of 141.97 square kilometers (54.81 sq mi). Of this area, 55.93 km2 (21.59 sq mi) or 39.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.82 km2 (23.87 sq mi) or 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi) or 16.5% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]

Demographics

Zofingen district has a population (as of December 2010) of 64,746.[1] As of June 2009, 20.4% of the population are foreign nationals.[3]

Economy

In 2000 there were 30,570 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 21,580 or about 70.6% of the residents worked outside the Zofingen district while 16,514 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 25,504 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 15,245 or 26.2% were Roman Catholic, while 31,061 or 53.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 130 individuals (or about 0.22% 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 4,351 students attending primary school, there are 1,689 students attending secondary school, there are 1,062 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 9 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[2]

Municipalities

Coat of arms Municipality Population

(31 December 2010)[1]		 Area, km²[5]
Aarburg 7,033 4.42
Attelwil 299 2.22
Bottenwil 792 5.1
Brittnau 3,652 13.69
Kirchleerau 754 4.36
Kölliken 4,126 8.89
Moosleerau 853 3.81
Murgenthal 2,803 18.65
Oftringen 12,326 12.85
Reitnau 1,219 5.81
Rothrist 7,812 11.84
Safenwil 3,489 5.99
Staffelbach 1,042 8.94
Strengelbach 4,550 6.01
Uerkheim 1,272 7.1
Vordemwald 1,700 10.13
Wiliberg 155 1.17
Zofingen 10,869 11.09

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. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
Districts of Aargau