Muri District
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Muri District Bezirk Muri |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Aargau
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| Capital | Muri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138.96 km2 (53.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 34,801 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 19 |
Muri District is a district in the Swiss Canton of Aargau with the administrative capital of Muri. It covers the central and southern part of Freiamt and has a population of 34,801 (as of 31 December 2015).
The Muri district has an area, as of 2009[update], of 138.96 square kilometers (53.65 sq mi). Of this area, 95.6 km2 (36.9 sq mi) or 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) or 19.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) or 9.8% is settled (buildings or roads).
The blazon of the district coat of arms is Gules a Wall in fess embattled Argent masoned Sable..
The Muri district has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 34,801. As of June 2009[update], 13.2% of the population are foreign nationals.
In 2000[update] there were 15,053 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 10,391 or about 69.0% of the residents worked outside the Muri district while 4,675 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 9,337 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.
From the 2000 census[update], 18,897 or 66.9% were Roman Catholic, while 4,960 or 17.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 18 individuals (or about 0.06% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.
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