Rheinfelden District

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Rheinfelden District
Bezirk Rheinfelden
District
Rheinfelden District
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Aargau.svg  Aargau
Capital Rheinfelden
Area
 • Total112.09 km2 (43.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total48,164
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities14
Population Population District Rheinfelden (CH).svg
Population

Rheinfelden District lies in the northwest of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, in the Fricktal region. Its capital is Rheinfelden. Around 88% of the population live in the conurbation of Basel. There are 14 municipalities, with a population of 48,164 (as of 31 December 2020) [1] living in an area of 112.09 km2. The population density is around 355 persons per square kilometre.

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Geography

The Rheinfelden district has an area, as of 2009, of 111.98 square kilometres (43.24 sq mi). Of this area, 49.26 km2 (19.02 sq mi) or 44.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.45 km2 (17.16 sq mi) or 39.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi) or 13.4% is settled (buildings or roads). [2]

Demographics

Rheinfelden district has a population (as of December 2020) of 48,164. [1] As of June 2009, 21.3% of the population are foreign nationals. [3]

Economy

In 2000 there were 19,081 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 13,553 or about 71.0% of the residents worked outside the Rheinfelden district while 8,272 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 13,800 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district. [4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 14,982 or 40.2% were Roman Catholic, while 11,153 or 29.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 474 who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. [2]

Education

Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 3,090 students attending primary school, there are 1,111 students attending secondary school, there are 734 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 32 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality. [2]

Municipalities

Coat of armsMunicipalityPopulation

(31 December 2020) [1] 		Area, km2 [5]
Hellikon-blason.png Hellikon 7807.05
Wappen Kaiseraugst AG.svg Kaiseraugst 5,5504.91
Magden-blason.png Magden 3,87211.01
Wappen Mohlin AG.svg Möhlin 11,08818.79
Wappen Mumpf AG.svg Mumpf 1,5433.1
Obermumpf-blason.png Obermumpf 1,0485.03
Olsberg-blason.png Olsberg 3564.62
CHE Rheinfelden COA.svg Rheinfelden 13,55116.03
Schupfart-blason.svg Schupfart 8037.04
CHE Stein COA.svg Stein 3,2532.81
Coat of arms of Wallbach AG.svg Wallbach 1,9994.51
Wappen Wegenstetten AG.svg Wegenstetten 1,0407.13
CHE Zeiningen COA.svg Zeiningen 2,40011.37
CHE Zuzgen COA.svg Zuzgen 8818.39

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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. ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (in German) accessed 20 January 2010
  4. ↑ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010
  5. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010

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