Laufenburg District

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Laufenburg District
Bezirk Laufenburg
District
Laufenburg District
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Aargau.svg Aargau
Capital Laufenburg
Area
 • Total
125.57 km2 (48.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
33,279
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities17

Laufenburg District is a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, essentially consisting of the upper Fricktal valley in the Aargau Jura south of the Rhine. Its capital is the town of Laufenburg. It has a population of 33,279 (as of 31 December 2020). [1]

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Geography

The Laufenburg district has an area, as of 2009, of 152.56 square kilometers (58.90 sq mi). Of this area, 75.05 km2 (28.98 sq mi) or 49.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.85 km2 (23.11 sq mi) or 39.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) or 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads). [2]

Demographics

The Laufenburg district has a population (as of December 2020) of 33,279. [1] As of June 2009, 15.6% of the population are foreign nationals. [3]

Economy

In 2000 there were 13,183 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 9,714 or about 73.7% of the residents worked outside the district while 5,635 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 9,104 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district. [4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 15,302 or 59.4% were Roman Catholic, while 5,752 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 128 individuals (or about 0.50% 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 2,224 students attending primary school, there are 821 students attending secondary school, there are 555 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. [2]

Municipalities

Coat of armsMunicipalityPopulation

(31 December 2020) [1] 		Area, km²
CHE Boztal COA.svg Böztal Incorrect Municipal Code 1 4,185 22.30
Wappen Eiken.svg Eiken 2,3317.07
Wappen Frick AG.svg Frick 5,6299.96
Wappen Gansingen.svg Gansingen 1,0668.77
Wappen Gipf-Oberfrick.svg Gipf-Oberfrick 3,73110.17
CHE Herznach-Ueken COA.svg Herznach-Ueken Incorrect Municipal Code 1 4,186 11.37
Wappen Kaisten AG.svg Kaisten 2,75418.11 b
Wappen Laufenburg AG.svg Laufenburg 3,65914.49 c
CHE Mettauertal COA.svg Mettauertal 2,06721.56 a
CHE Munchwilen COA.svg Münchwilen 1,0072.47
CHE Oberhof COA.svg Oberhof 5708.20
Coat of arms of Oeschgen.svg Oeschgen 1,0494.38
Coat of arms of Schwaderloch.svg Schwaderloch 6892.77
CHE Sisseln COA.svg Sisseln 1,6612.52
CHE Wittnau COA.svg Wittnau 1,36511.25
CHE Wolflinswil COA.svg Wölflinswil 1,0339.51
CHE Zeihen COA.svg Zeihen 1,1706.87
Total33,279152.56
^a Includes area of Hottwil, Etzgen, Mettau, Oberhofen and Wil which merged into Mettauertal on 1 January 2010.
^b Includes area of Ittenthal which merged into Kaisten on 1 January 2010.
^c Includes area of Sulz which merged into Laufenburg on 1 January 2010.

Mergers

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
  3. ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
  4. ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 January 2010
  5. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

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