Muri District

Muri District Bezirk Muri
—  District  —
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
Capital	Muri
Area
- Total	138.96 km2 (53.7 sq mi)
Population (2010)
- Total	32,370
- Density	232.9/km2 (603.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	20

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 32,370 (as of 31 December 2010).^[1]

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

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 2010^[update]) of 32,370.^[1] As of June 2009^[update], 13.2% of the population are foreign nationals.^[4]

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.^[5]

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

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. 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

Population

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2010)[1]	Area, km²
	Abtwil	907	4.14
	Aristau	1,290	8.64
	Auw	1,690	8.61
	Beinwil	1,036	11.29
	Benzenschwil	548	2.46
	Besenbüren	592	2.38
	Bettwil	560	4.25
	Boswil	2,512	11.78
	Bünzen	1,009	5.77
	Buttwil	1,161	4.61
	Dietwil	1,215	5.49
	Geltwil	186	3.28
	Kallern	318	2.67
	Merenschwand	2,617	11.05
	Mühlau	1,010	5.52
	Muri	6,980	12.34
	Oberrüti	1,350	5.37
	Rottenschwil	810	4.49
	Sins	4,055	20.28
	Waltenschwil	2,524	4.54
Total		32,370	138.96

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Canton of Aargau Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bevölkerungsbestand per 31.12.2010 nach Gemeinde, Geschlecht u. Nationalität (German) accessed 11 May 2011
2. ^ ^{a b c} Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009 (German) accessed 20 January 2010
3. ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 18-May-2010
4. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung (German) accessed 20 January 2010
5. ^ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen (German) accessed 21 January 2010

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