Muri District




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Muri District


Bezirk Muri

District
Country
  Switzerland
Canton
 Aargau
Capital Muri
Area

 • Total 138.96 km2 (53.65 sq mi)
Population
(2017)

 • Total 35,993
 • Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 19

Muri District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with the administrative capital of Muri. It covers the central and southern part of Freiamt and has a population of 35,993 (as of 31 December 2017).[1]




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Coat of arms


  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Economy


  • 5 Religion


  • 6 Education


  • 7 Municipalities


    • 7.1 Mergers




  • 8 References





Geography


The Muri district has an area, as of 2009[update], of 138.96 square kilometers (53.65 sq mi). Of this area, 95.6 km2 (36.9 sq mi) or 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) or 19.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) or 9.8% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]



Coat of arms



Muri-district-blason.png


The blazon of the district coat of arms is Gules a Wall in fess embattled Argent masoned Sable..[3]



Demographics


The Muri district has a population (as of December 2017[update]) of 35,993.[4] As of June 2009[update], 13.2% of the population are foreign nationals.[5]



Economy


In 2000[update] there were 15,053 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 10,391 or about 69.0% of the residents worked outside the Muri district while 4,675 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 9,337 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[6]



Religion


From the 2000 census[update], 18,897 or 66.9% were Roman Catholic, while 4,960 or 17.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 18 individuals (or about 0.06% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.[2]



Education


Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]), there are 2,724 students attending primary school, there are 935 students attending secondary school, there are 569 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 14 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.[2]



Municipalities




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Coat of arms
Municipality
Population


(31 December 2017)[7]
Area, km²

Abtwil
 Abtwil 976 4.14

Aristau
 Aristau 1,436 8.64

Auw
 Auw 2,110 8.61

Beinwil
 Beinwil 1,145 11.29

Besenbüren
 Besenbüren 624 2.38

Bettwil
 Bettwil 620 4.25

Boswil
 Boswil 2,783 11.78

Bünzen
 Bünzen 1,117 5.77

Buttwil
 Buttwil 1,227 4.61

Dietwil
 Dietwil 1,325 5.49

Geltwil
 Geltwil 208 3.28

Kallern
 Kallern 364 2.67

Merenschwand
 Merenschwand 3,535 13.51

Mühlau
 Mühlau 1,172 5.52

Muri
 Muri 7,769 12.34

Oberrüti
 Oberrüti 1,573 5.37

Rottenschwil
 Rottenschwil 816 4.49

Sins
 Sins 4,315 20.28

Waltenschwil
 Waltenschwil 2,878 4.54
Total 35,993
138.96



Mergers


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


  • On 1 January 2012 the municipality of Benzenschwil merged into Merenschwand.[8]


References





  1. ^ "STAT-TAB – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit" (online database) (official site) (in German and French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Federal Statistical Office - FSO. Retrieved 17 September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc 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. ^ "STAT-TAB – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit" (online database) (official site) (in German and French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Federal Statistical Office - FSO. Retrieved 17 September 2018.


  5. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (in German) accessed 20 January 2010


  6. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (in German) accessed 21 January 2010


  7. ^ "STAT-TAB – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit" (online database) (official site) (in German and French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Federal Statistical Office - FSO. Retrieved 17 September 2018.


  8. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 21 December 2011




Coordinates: 47°16′N 8°20′E / 47.267°N 8.333°E / 47.267; 8.333







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