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Muri District - Wikipedia

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

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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 (2020)
• Total	37,379
• Density	270/km² (700/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 37,379 (as of 31 December 2020).^[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 2020^[update]) of 37,379.^[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

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

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)^[1]	Area, km²
	Abtwil	954	4.14
	Aristau	1,512	8.64
	Auw	2,203	8.61
	Beinwil	1,183	11.29
	Besenbüren	632	2.38
	Bettwil	654	4.25
	Boswil	2,923	11.78
	Bünzen	1,128	5.77
	Buttwil	1,234	4.61
	Dietwil	1,355	5.49
	Geltwil	221	3.28
	Kallern	399	2.67
	Merenschwand	3,712	13.51
	Mühlau	1,218	5.52
	Muri	8,244	12.34
	Oberrüti	1,544	5.37
	Rottenschwil	911	4.49
	Sins	4,299	20.28
	Waltenschwil	3,053	4.54
Total		37,379	138.96