Aarau District Explained

Official Name:Aarau District
Native Name:Bezirk Aarau
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:104.47
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank Info Sec1:12

Aarau District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with administrative capital Aarau encompasses the agglomeration of Aarau south of the Juras.

Geography

In 2009, the Aargau District had a total area of 104.48km2. Of that area, 32.06km2, or about 30.7%, was cultivated land, 50.38km2, or about 48.2%, was forested and 21.02km2, or about 20.1%, has some type of construction on it.[1]

Demographics

In December 2018, Aarau District had a population of .

In 2000, there were 3,277 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 14,181 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 9,295 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.24 individuals. In 2008, there were 10,614 single family homes (or 32.3% of the total) out of a total of 32,851 homes and apartments.[2]

Of the school age population, there were 4,891 students attending primary school, 1,755 students attending secondary school, 1,175 students attending tertiary or university level schooling and 35 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.

Economy

In 2000, there were 32,987 residents who worked in the district, while 23,730 residents worked outside the Aarau District and 29,444 people commuted into the district for work.[3]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 17,246 or 27.3% were Roman Catholic, while 31,124 or 49.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 179 individuals (or about 0.28% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith.[4]

Municipalities

CrestName of municipalityPopulation

Area
in km2
12.34
4.10
5.36
12.52
9.87
17.21
3.53
11.89
7.03
7.16
10.59
2.87
Total 104.47

In 2010, Rohr merged into Aarau, Aarau area includes Rohr

Mergers

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

References

47.3833°N 10°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Aargauer Zahlen 2009 – Arealstatistik
  2. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau
  3. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen
  4. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009