Zurzach District

Zurzach District
Bezirk Zurzach
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Bad Zurzach
Area
 • Total 129.99 km2 (50.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 32,238
 • Density 248/km2 (642.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 23

Zurzach District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with the administrative capital of Zurzach. It covers the Studenlands and is located in the northeastern part of the canton. The district capital is Bad Zurzach. The main valleys are the Surb and the Aare. It has a population of 32,238 (as of 31 December 2010).[1]

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Geography

The Zurzach district has an area, as of 2009, of 129.99 square kilometers (50.19 sq mi). Of this area, 57.08 km2 (22.04 sq mi) or 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.23 km2 (19.78 sq mi) or 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]

Demographics

The Zurzach district has a population (as of December 2010) of 32,238.[1] As of June 2009, 25.7% of the population are foreign nationals.[3]

Economy

In 2000 there were 15,454 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 11,295 or about 73.1% of the residents worked outside the district while 6,024 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 10,183 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 16,378 or 54.3% were Roman Catholic, while 7,440 or 24.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 65 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 2,405 students attending primary school, there are 972 students attending secondary school, there are 756 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality.[2]

Municipalities

Coat of arms Municipality Population

(31 December 2010)[1]		 Area, km²[5]
Baldingen 291 2.83
Böbikon 167 2.59
Böttstein 3,691 7.41
Döttingen 3,749 6.92
Endingen 2,009 8.46
Fisibach 386 5.79
Full-Reuenthal 805 4.82
Kaiserstuhl 398 0.32
Klingnau 3,103 6.71
Koblenz 1,592 4.08
Leibstadt 1,321 6.39
Lengnau 2,541 12.67
Leuggern 2,123 13.76
Mellikon 241 2.71
Rekingen 962 3.1
Rietheim 728 3.93
Rümikon 242 2.9
Schneisingen 1,339 8.25
Siglistorf 627 5.51
Tegerfelden 1,062 7.11
Unterendingen 371 3.46
Wislikofen 329 3.75
Total 32,238 129.99

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