Lenzburg District


Lenzburg District is a district of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland, lying at the center of the canton. The district capital is the town of Lenzburg. It has a population of .

Geography

The Lenzburg district has an area,, of. Of this area, or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.6% is settled.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the district coat of arms is Argent a Hurt.

Demographics

Bezirk Lenzburg has a population of. , 19.7% of the population are foreign nationals.

Economy

there were 24,407 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 18,072 or about 74.0% of the residents worked outside the Lenzburg district while 14,959 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 21,294 jobs in the district.

Religion

From the, 12,952 or 27.9% were Roman Catholic, while 23,937 or 51.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 45 individuals who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.

Education

Of the school age population, there are 3,695 students attending primary school, there are 1,569 students attending secondary school, there are 971 students attending tertiary or university level schooling, and there are 12 students who are seeking a job after school in the municipality.

Municipalities

The district contains a total of 20 municipalities: