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Coordinates: 47°20′N 8°3′E / 47.333°N 8.050°ECoordinates: 47°20′N 8°3′E / 47.333°N 8.050°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Aargau | |
District | Aarau | |
Area | ||
• Total | 7.02 km2 (2.71 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 3,831 | |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 5037 | |
SFOS number | 4009 | |
Surrounded by | Gränichen, Hirschthal, Holziken, Kölliken, Oberentfelden, Unterkulm | |
Website |
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Muhen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Muhen is first mentioned in 1045 as Mucheim, though this comes from a 14th-century copy of the original. In 1267 it was mentioned as Mukhein.
Muhen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipality is located in the Aarau district in the lower Suhr valley. It consists of the formerly independent villages that have grown together; Ober-, Mittel- and Untermuhen as well as Schwabistal.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure above a base wavy with two barrulets wavy of the first a Bridge of the second masoned and in chief two Mullets of Five Or.
Muhen has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,831. As of 2008[update], 12.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.5%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.1%) and French being third ( 0.7%).
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Muhen is; 335 children or 9.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 438 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 431 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 444 people or 12.7% are between 30 and 39, 573 people or 16.4% are between 40 and 49, and 534 people or 15.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 351 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 241 people or 6.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 127 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 15 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.