Kulm (district)
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Kulm District Bezirk Kulm |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Aargau
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| Capital | Unterkulm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.35 km2 (39.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 39,901 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 17 |
Kulm District is a district in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is located west of Lake Hallwil and covers parts of the Wyna and Suhre valleys. The principal town is Unterkulm; the largest municipality is Reinach. The district contains 17 municipalities, is 101.35 km² in area and has a population of 39,901 (as of 31 December 2015).
Kulm district has an area, as of 2009[update], of 101.37 square kilometers (39.14 sq mi). Of this area, 50.46 km2 (19.48 sq mi) or 49.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.21 km2 (12.44 sq mi) or 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi) or 14.2% is settled (buildings or roads).
The Kulm district has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 39,901. As of June 2009[update], 22.6% of the population are foreign nationals.
In 2000[update] there were 18,062 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 12,740 or about 70.5% of the residents worked outside the district while 7,159 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 12,481 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.
From the 2000 census[update], 8,159 or 22.7% were Roman Catholic, while 19,512 or 54.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 30 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.
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