Muri District

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title: "Muri District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-aargau"] topic_path: "general/districts-of-aargau" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muri_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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official_nameMuri District
native_nameBezirk Muri
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subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type2Canton
subdivision_name2Aargau
subdivision_type3Capital
subdivision_name3Muri
area_total_km2138.96
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population_total
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blank_name_sec1Municipalities
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| official_name = Muri District | native_name = Bezirk Muri | settlement_type = District | image_map = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type2 = Canton | subdivision_name2 = Aargau | subdivision_type3 = Capital | subdivision_name3 = Muri | area_total_km2 = 138.96 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = | population_total =
| population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = Municipalities | blank_info_sec1 = 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 (as of ).

Geography

The Muri district has an area, , of 138.96 km2. Of this area, 95.6 km2 or 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.76 km2 or 19.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.62 km2 or 9.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Coat of arms

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

Demographics

The Muri district has a population () of . , 13.2% of the population are foreign nationals.

Economy

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.

Religion

From the , 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.

Education

Of the school age population (), 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.

Municipalities

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::data[format=table] | Coat of arms | Municipality | Population () | Area, km² | |---|---|---|---| | [[Image:CHE Abtwil AG COA.svg|35px|Abtwil]] | Abtwil | | 4.14 | | [[Image:Wappen Aristau.svg|35px|Aristau]] | Aristau | | 8.64 | | [[Image:Wappen Auw AG.svg|35px|Auw]] | Auw | | 8.61 | | [[Image:Wappen Beinwil (Freiamt).svg|35px|Beinwil]] | Beinwil | | 11.29 | | [[File:Wappen Besenbüren.svg|35px|Besenbüren]] | Besenbüren | | 2.38 | | [[Image:Wappen Bettwil.svg|35px|Bettwil]] | Bettwil | | 4.25 | | [[Image:Wappen Boswil.svg|35px|Boswil]] | Boswil | | 11.78 | | [[File:Wappen Bünzen AG.svg|35px|Bünzen]] | Bünzen | | 5.77 | | [[Image:Wappen Buttwil.svg|35px|Buttwil]] | Buttwil | | 4.61 | | [[Image:Coat of arms of Dietwil.svg|35px|Dietwil]] | Dietwil | | 5.49 | | [[Image:CHE Geltwil COA.svg|35px|Geltwil]] | Geltwil | | 3.28 | | [[Image:CHE Kallern COA.svg|35px|Kallern]] | Kallern | | 2.67 | | [[Image:CHE Merenschwand COA.svg|35px|Merenschwand]] | Merenschwand | | | | [[File:CHE Mühlau AG COA.svg|35px|Mühlau]] | Mühlau | | 5.52 | | [[Image:CHE Muri COA.svg|35px|Muri]] | Muri | | 12.34 | | [[File:CHE Oberrüti COA.svg|35px|Oberrüti]] | Oberrüti | | 5.37 | | [[Image:CHE Rottenschwil COA.svg|35px|Rottenschwil]] | Rottenschwil | | 4.49 | | [[Image:CHE Sins COA.svg|35px|Sins]] | Sins | | 20.28 | | [[Image:CHE Waltenschwil COA.svg|35px|Waltenschwil]] | Waltenschwil | | 4.54 | | Total | | **** | 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.

References

References

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  2. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung] {{in lang. de accessed 20 January 2010
  3. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen] {{in lang. de accessed 21 January 2010
  4. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009] {{in lang. de accessed 20 January 2010
  5. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang. de accessed 21 December 2011

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