Rheinfelden (district)
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Rheinfelden District Bezirk Rheinfelden |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Aargau
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| Capital | Rheinfelden |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138.96 km2 (53.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 47,038 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 20 |
Rheinfelden District lies in the northwest of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, in the Fricktal region. Its capital is Rheinfelden. Around 88% of the population live in the conurbation of Basel. There are 14 municipalities, with a population of 47,038 (as of 31 December 2015) living in an area of 112.09 km². The population density is around 355 persons per square kilometre.
The Rheinfelden district has an area, as of 2009[update], of 111.98 square kilometres (43.24 sq mi). Of this area, 49.26 km2 (19.02 sq mi) or 44.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.45 km2 (17.16 sq mi) or 39.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi) or 13.4% is settled (buildings or roads).
Rheinfelden district has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 47,038. As of June 2009[update], 21.3% of the population are foreign nationals.
In 2000[update] there were 19,081 workers who lived in the district. Of these, 13,553 or about 71.0% of the residents worked outside the Rheinfelden district while 8,272 people commuted into the district for work. There were a total of 13,800 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the district.
From the 2000 census[update], 14,982 or 40.2% were Roman Catholic, while 11,153 or 29.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 474 who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.
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