Brugg District Bezirk Brugg |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Aargau |
Capital | Brugg |
Area | |
• Total | 149.31 km2 (57.65 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 49,669 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Municipalities | 25 |
Brugg District is a district in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The capital of the district is the town of Brugg.
Brugg District has an area, as of 1997[update], of 149.29 km2 (57.64 sq mi). Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (14.1%) is settled. It is located around the rivers Aare and Reuss. The northern part of the district, north of the Aare, lies in the Aargau part of the Jura mountains.
Brugg District has a population (as of June 2009[update]) of 46,471.
As of 2000[update], there were 1,635 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 8,736 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 6,792 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.41 individuals. In 2008[update] there were 7,550 single family homes (or 36.4% of the total) out of a total of 20,725 homes and apartments. There were a total of 194 empty apartments for a 0.9% vacancy rate.
Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]), there are 3,374 students attending primary school, there are 1,246 students attending secondary school, there are 780 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the district.