Lenzburg District

Lenzburg District
Bezirk Lenzburg

District

Coat of arms

Country

Switzerland

Canton

Aargau

Capital

Lenzburg

Area

• Total

102.71 km² (39.66 sq mi)

Population (2013)

• Total

56,276

• Density

550/km² (1,400/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Municipalities

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 56,276 (as of 31 December 2013).^[1]

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 2013) of 56,276.^[1] As of June 2009, 19.7% of the population are foreign nationals.^[4]

Economy

In 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 2013)^[1]	Area, km²
	Ammerswil	685	3.19
	Boniswil	1,409	2.78
	Brunegg	687	1.56
	Dintikon	2,110	3.73
	Egliswil	1,326	6.29
	Fahrwangen	1,940	5.00
	Hallwil	784	2.18
	Hendschiken	1,050	3.52
	Holderbank	1,024	2.32
	Hunzenschwil	3,509	3.27
	Lenzburg	8,832	11.33
	Meisterschwanden	2,712	6.86
	Möriken-Wildegg	4,268	6.62
	Niederlenz	4,385	326
	Othmarsingen	2,597	4.71
	Rupperswil	4,965	6.22
	Schafisheim	2,868	6.33
	Seengen	3,714	10.35
	Seon	4,807	9.61
	Staufen	2,604	3.58
Total		56,276	102.75