Zurzach District

Zurzach District
Bezirk Zurzach
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Aargau
Capital Bad Zurzach
Area
 • Total 129.99 km2 (50.19 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 34,073
 • Density 260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 22

Zurzach District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau. The district capital is Bad Zurzach. It covers the Studenland area and is located in the northeastern part of the canton. It has a population of 34,073 (as of 31 December 2017).[1]

Geography

The Zurzach district has an area, as of 2009, of 129.99 square kilometers (50.19 sq mi). Of this area, 57.08 km2 (22.04 sq mi) or 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.23 km2 (19.78 sq mi) or 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads).[2] The district is situated around the confluence of the Aare and Rhine.

Demographics

The Zurzach district has a population (as of December 2017) of 34,073.[1] As of June 2009, 25.7% of the population are foreign nationals.[3]

Economy

In 2000 there were 15,454 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 11,295 or about 73.1% of the residents worked outside the district while 6,024 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 10,183 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.[4]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 16,378 or 54.3% were Roman Catholic, while 7,440 or 24.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 65 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 2,405 students attending primary school, there are 972 students attending secondary school, there are 756 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality.[2]

Municipalities

Coat of arms Municipality Population

(31 December 2017)[1]		 Area, km²[5][6]
Baldingen2612.83
Böbikon1742.59
Böttstein3,9867.41
Döttingen3,8946.92
Endingen2,57411.91.
Fisibach4785.79
Full-Reuenthal8794.82
Kaiserstuhl4230.32
Klingnau3,4726.71
Koblenz1,6734.08
Leibstadt1,2896.39
Lengnau2,74312.67
Leuggern2,14813.76
Mellikon2412.71
Rekingen9683.1
Rietheim7533.93
Rümikon3122.9
Schneisingen1,3918.25
Siglistorf6305.51
Tegerfelden1,2047.11
Wislikofen3383.75
Total34,073129.99

Mergers

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
  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
  6. ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  7. ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014

Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°17′E / 47.583°N 8.283°E / 47.583; 8.283


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