Aarau District is a district in the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 Canton of Aargau with administrative capital Aarau

Aarau

Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aar, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura...

 encompasses the agglomeration of Aarau south of the Juras

Jura mountains

The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each...

.

Geography

the Aargau District had a total area of 104.48 square kilometres (40.3 sq mi). Of that area, 32.06 km² (12.4 sq mi), or about 30.7%, was cultivated land, 50.38 km² (19.5 sq mi), or about 48.2%, was forested and 21.02 km² (8.1 sq mi), or about 20.1%, has some type of construction on it.

Demographics

Aarau District has a population of (as of ).

, 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. there were 10,614 single family homes (or 32.3% of the total) out of a total of 32,851 homes and apartments.

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Of the school age population , there are 4,891 students attending primary school, there are 1,755 students attending secondary school, there are 1,175 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, there are 35 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.

Economy

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.

Religion

From the , 17,246 or 27.3% are Roman Catholic, while 31,124 or 49.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church

Swiss Reformed Church

The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...

. Of the rest of the population, there are 179 individuals (or about 0.28% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic

Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland

The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...

 faith.

Municipalities

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| Aarau

Aarau

Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aar, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura...

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| align="center" | 12.34
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| Biberstein

Biberstein

Biberstein is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Biberstein is located on the north bank of the Aar River near Aarau. The town is a 17 minute bus ride from downtown Aarau. The neighboring communities are Auenstein to the east, Küttigen to the...

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| align="center" | 4.10
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| Buchs (AG) || align="center" |
| align="center" | 5.36
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| Densbüren

Densbüren

Densbüren is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Densbüren is first mentioned in the 14 Century as Tensbuirron. In 1426 it was mentioned as Teinspuiren.-Geography:...

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| align="center" | 12.52
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| Erlinsbach

Erlinsbach, Aargau

Erlinsbach is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Erlinsbach is first mentioned in 1173 as Arnlesbah. In 1220 it was mentioned as Erndespah and in the 14th Century it was known as Erlispach....

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| align="center" | 9.87
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| Gränichen

Gränichen

Gränichen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:The river Wyna flows north at first and heads northwest thereafter. The valley has an average width of about ....

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| align="center" | 17.21
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| Hirschthal || align="center" |
|align="center" | 3.53
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| align="center" | | Küttigen

Küttigen

Küttigen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Küttigen is first mentioned in 1036 as Chutingen though this comes from a 14th Century copy of the original. In 1045 it was mentioned as Chutingun....

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| align="center" | 11.89
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| Muhen

Muhen

Muhen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Muhen is first mentioned in 1045 as Mucheim though this comes from a 14th Century copy of the original. In 1267 it was mentioned as Mukhein....

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| align="center" | 7.03
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| Oberentfelden

Oberentfelden

Oberentfelden is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Oberentfelden is first mentioned in 965 as Endiveld. In 1306 it was mentioned as Oberen-En[t]velt.-Geography:...

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| align="center" | 7.16
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| Suhr || align="center" |
| align="center" | 10.59
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| Unterentfelden

Unterentfelden

Unterentfelden is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Unterentfelden has an area, , of . Of this area, 32.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.4% is forested...

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| align="center" | 2.87
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In 2010, Rohr

Rohr, Aargau

Until the first of January 2010 Rohr was a municipality in the district of Aarau in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a suburb of Aarau.-Geography:...

merged into Aarau, Aarau area includes Rohr