Laufenburg District
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Laufenburg District Bezirk Laufenburg |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Aargau
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| Capital | Laufenburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.57 km2 (48.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 31,272 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 18 |
Laufenburg District is a district of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, essentially consisting of the upper Fricktal valley in the Aargau Jura south of the Rhine. Its capital is the town of Laufenburg. It has a population of 31,272 (as of 31 December 2015).
The Laufenburg district has an area, as of 2009[update], of 152.56 square kilometers (58.90 sq mi). Of this area, 75.05 km2 (28.98 sq mi) or 49.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.85 km2 (23.11 sq mi) or 39.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) or 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads).
The Laufenburg district has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 31,272. As of June 2009[update], 15.6% of the population are foreign nationals.
In 2000[update] there were 13,183 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 9,714 or about 73.7% of the residents worked outside the district while 5,635 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 9,104 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.
From the 2000 census[update], 15,302 or 59.4% were Roman Catholic, while 5,752 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 128 individuals (or about 0.50% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.
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