Lenzburg District
Bezirk Lenzburg
District
Flag of Lenzburg District
Flag
Coat of arms of Lenzburg District
Coat of arms
Country  Switzerland
Canton Aargau
CapitalLenzburg
Area
 • Total102.71 km2 (39.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total65,707
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities20

Lenzburg District is a district of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland, lying at the center of the canton. The district capital is the town of Lenzburg. It has a population of 65,707 (as of 31 December 2020).[1]

Geography

The Lenzburg district has an area, as of 2009, of 102.71 square kilometers (39.66 sq mi). Of this area, 42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi) or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.14 km2 (13.18 sq mi) or 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi) or 19.6% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]

Coat of arms

The blazon of the district coat of arms is Argent a Hurt.[3]

Demographics

Bezirk Lenzburg has a population (as of December 2020) of 65,707.[1] As of June 2009, 19.7% of the population are foreign nationals.[4]

Economy

In 2000 there were 24,407 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 18,072 or about 74.0% of the residents worked outside the Lenzburg district while 14,959 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 21,294 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[5]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 12,952 or 27.9% were Roman Catholic, while 23,937 or 51.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 45 individuals (or about 0.10% 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 3,695 students attending primary school, there are 1,569 students attending secondary school, there are 971 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 12 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[2]

Municipalities

The district contains a total of 20 municipalities:

Coat of arms Municipality Population

(31 December 2020)[1]		 Area, km2
Ammerswil Ammerswil7353.19
Boniswil Boniswil1,5202.78
Brunegg Brunegg8661.56
Dintikon Dintikon2,3173.73
Egliswil Egliswil1,4846.29
Fahrwangen Fahrwangen2,3385.00
Hallwil Hallwil9492.18
Hendschiken Hendschiken1,3363.52
Holderbank Holderbank1,4082.32
Hunzenschwil Hunzenschwil4,2093.27
Lenzburg Lenzburg11,02411.33
Meisterschwanden Meisterschwanden3,0326.86
Möriken-Wildegg Möriken-Wildegg4,5616.62
Niederlenz Niederlenz4,8413.26
Othmarsingen Othmarsingen3,0374.71
Rupperswil Rupperswil5,6186.22
Schafisheim Schafisheim3,0446.33
Seengen Seengen4,12210.35
Seon Seon5,1989.61
Staufen Staufen4,0683.58
Total65,707102.75

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

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