Zurzach District

Zurzach District
Bezirk Zurzach
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Bad Zurzach
Area
  Total 129.99 km2 (50.19 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 32,668
  Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 22

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 32,668 (as of 31 December 2013).[1]

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 2013) of 32,668.[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

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 2013)[1]
Area, km²[5][6]
Baldingen 274 2.83
Böbikon 163 2.59
Böttstein 3,711 7.41
Döttingen 3,826 6.92
Endingen 2,029 11.92.
Fisibach 394 5.79
Full-Reuenthal 820 4.82
Kaiserstuhl 397 0.32
Klingnau 3,251 6.71
Koblenz 1,583 4.08
Leibstadt 1,284 6.39
Lengnau 2,615 12.67
Leuggern 2,134 13.76
Mellikon 249 2.71
Rekingen 986 3.1
Rietheim 750 3.93
Rümikon 271 2.9
Schneisingen 1,316 8.25
Siglistorf 621 5.51
Tegerfelden 1,119 7.11
Wislikofen 337 3.75
Total 32,668 129.99

Mergers

The following changes to the district's municipalities have occurred since 2000:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 18 August 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  6. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  7. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 13 December 2014

Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°17′E / 47.583°N 8.283°E