Zofingen District Bezirk Zofingen |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Aargau |
Capital | Zofingen |
Area | |
• Total | 142.01 km2 (54.83 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 70,008 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Municipalities | 18 |
Zofingen District is a district in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located in the southwest corner of the Canton. The seat is Zofingen. The largest municipality in population is Oftringen, the smallest is Wiliberg. It has a population of 70,008 (as of 31 December 2016).
Bezirk Zofingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 141.97 square kilometers (54.81 sq mi). Of this area, 55.93 km2 (21.59 sq mi) or 39.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.82 km2 (23.87 sq mi) or 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi) or 16.5% is settled (buildings or roads).
Zofingen district has a population (as of December 2016[update]) of 70,008. As of June 2009[update], 20.4% of the population are foreign nationals.
In 2000[update] there were 30,570 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 21,580 or about 70.6% of the residents worked outside the Zofingen district while 16,514 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 25,504 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.
From the 2000 census[update], 15,245 or 26.2% were Roman Catholic, while 31,061 or 53.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 130 individuals (or about 0.22% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.