Muri District

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Muri District
Bezirk Muri
District
Muri District
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Aargau.svg  Aargau
Capital Muri
Area
 • Total138.96 km2 (53.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total37,379
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities19

Muri District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with the administrative capital of Muri. It covers the central and southern part of Freiamt and has a population of 37,379 (as of 31 December 2020). [1]

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Geography

The Muri district has an area, as of 2009, of 138.96 square kilometers (53.65 sq mi). Of this area, 95.6 km2 (36.9 sq mi) or 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) or 19.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) or 9.8% is settled (buildings or roads). [2]

Coat of arms

Muri-district-blason.png

The blazon of the district coat of arms is Gules a Wall in fess embattled Argent masoned Sable.. [3]

Demographics

The Muri district has a population (as of December 2020) of 37,379. [1] As of June 2009, 13.2% of the population are foreign nationals. [4]

Economy

In 2000 there were 15,053 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 10,391 or about 69.0% of the residents worked outside the Muri district while 4,675 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 9,337 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district. [5]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 18,897 or 66.9% were Roman Catholic, while 4,960 or 17.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 18 individuals (or about 0.06% 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 2,724 students attending primary school, there are 935 students attending secondary school, there are 569 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 14 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality. [2]

Municipalities

Population Population District Muri.svg
Population
Coat of armsMunicipalityPopulation


(31 December 2020) [1] 		Area, km²
CHE Abtwil AG COA.svg Abtwil 9544.14
Wappen Aristau.svg Aristau 1,5128.64
Wappen Auw AG.svg Auw 2,2038.61
Wappen Beinwil (Freiamt).svg Beinwil 1,18311.29
Wappen Besenburen.svg Besenbüren 6322.38
Wappen Bettwil.svg Bettwil 6544.25
Wappen Boswil.svg Boswil 2,92311.78
Wappen Bunzen AG.svg Bünzen 1,1285.77
Wappen Buttwil.svg Buttwil 1,2344.61
Coat of arms of Dietwil.svg Dietwil 1,3555.49
CHE Geltwil COA.svg Geltwil 2213.28
Wappen Kallern.svg Kallern 3992.67
CHE Merenschwand COA.svg Merenschwand 3,71213.51
CHE Muhlau AG COA.svg Mühlau 1,2185.52
CHE Muri COA.svg Muri 8,24412.34
CHE Oberruti COA.svg Oberrüti 1,5445.37
Rottenschwil-blason.png Rottenschwil 9114.49
CHE Sins COA.svg Sins 4,29920.28
CHE Waltenschwil COA.svg Waltenschwil 3,0534.54
Total37,379138.96

Mergers

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

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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 (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
  3. ↑ Flags of the World.com accessed 18-May-2010
  4. ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
  5. ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010
  6. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 21 December 2011

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