Zofingen District

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Zofingen District
Bezirk Zofingen
District
Zofingen District
Country Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Canton Flag of Canton of Aargau.svg  Aargau
Capital Zofingen
Area
 • Total142.01 km2 (54.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total73,843
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities17

Zofingen District is a district in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the southwest corner of the Canton. The seat is Zofingen. The largest municipality in population is Oftringen, the smallest is Wiliberg. It has a population of 73,843 (as of 31 December 2020). [1]

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Geography

Bezirk Zofingen has an area, as of 2009, of 141.97 square kilometers (54.81 sq mi). Of this area, 55.93 km2 (21.59 sq mi) or 39.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.82 km2 (23.87 sq mi) or 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi) or 16.5% is settled (buildings or roads). [2]

Demographics

Zofingen district has a population (as of December 2020) of 73,843. [1] As of June 2009, 20.4% of the population are foreign nationals. [3]

Economy

In 2000 there were 30,570 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 21,580 or about 70.6% of the residents worked outside the Zofingen district while 16,514 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 25,504 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district. [4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 15,245 or 26.2% were Roman Catholic, while 31,061 or 53.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 130 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 4,351 students attending primary school, there are 1,689 students attending secondary school, there are 1,062 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 9 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality. [2]

Municipalities

Coat of armsMunicipalityPopulation

(31 December 2020) [1] 		Area, km² [5]
CHE Aarburg COA.svg Aarburg 8,5774.42
Wappen Bottenwil.svg Bottenwil 8235.1
Coat of arms of Brittnau.svg Brittnau 3,96813.69
Wappen Kirchleerau AG.svg Kirchleerau 8984.36
Wappen Kolliken AG.svg Kölliken 4,5598.89
Wappen Moosleerau AG.svg Moosleerau 9153.81
Wappen Murgenthal AG.svg Murgenthal 2,95918.65
Coat of arms of Oftringen.svg Oftringen 14,45512.85
Wappen Reitnau AG.svg Reitnau 1,5195.81
Wappen Rothrist AG.svg Rothrist 9,29011.84
Wappen Safenwil AG.svg Safenwil 4,1075.99
Wappen Staffelbach AG.svg Staffelbach 1,3098.94
Coat of arms of Strengelbach.svg Strengelbach 4,8596.01
Coat of arms of Uerkheim.svg Uerkheim 1,3427.1
Wappen Vordemwald AG.svg Vordemwald 1,99210.13
Wappen Wiliberg AG.svg Wiliberg 1671.17
CHE Zofingen COA.svg Zofingen 12,10411.09

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. ↑ 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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