Kulm District Explained

Official Name:Kulm District
Native Name:Bezirk Kulm
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:101.35
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank Info Sec1:16

Kulm District is a district in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is located west of Lake Hallwil and covers parts of the Wyna and Suhre valleys. The principal town is Unterkulm; the largest municipality is Reinach. The district contains 16 municipalities, is 101.35 km2 in area and has a population of (as of).

Geography

Kulm district has an area,, of 101.37km2. Of this area, 50.46km2 or 49.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.21km2 or 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.4km2 or 14.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

Demographics

The Kulm district has a population of ., 22.6% of the population are foreign nationals.[1]

Economy

there were 18,062 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 12,740 or about 70.5% of the residents worked outside the district while 7,159 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 12,481 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[2]

Religion

From the, 8,159 or 22.7% were Roman Catholic, while 19,512 or 54.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 30 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[3]

Education

Of the school age population, there are 2,711 students attending primary school, there are 1,174 students attending secondary school, there are 755 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 12 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[3]

Municipalities

Coat of armsMunicipality namePopulation

Area in km2
5.78
5.53
5.91
9.74
2.86
1.14
3.75
7.32
9.40
9.48
7.25
8.65
6.28
3.57
8.88
5.81

Mergers

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung
  2. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen
  3. http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009