Zofingen
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| Coordinates: 47°17′N 7°56′E / 47.283°N 7.933°ECoordinates: 47°17′N 7°56′E / 47.283°N 7.933°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Zofingen | |
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Stadtammann (list) Hans-Ruedi Hottiger Ind. (as of 2014) |
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| • Total | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 439 m (1,440 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 11,487 | |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 4800 | |
| SFOS number | 4289 | |
| Surrounded by | Bottenwil, Brittnau, Oftringen, Safenwil, Strengelbach, Uerkheim, Wikon (LU) | |
| Website |
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Zofingen (French: Zofingue) is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.
The town was founded in 1201 by the counts of Frohburg.
Zofingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 11.09 square kilometers (4.28 sq mi). Of this area, 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) or 18.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) or 47.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi) or 33.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 17.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 46.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.3% is used for growing crops and 12.2% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality of Uerkheim is considering a merger on 1 January 2014 into Zofingen.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Bendy of Four Gules and Argent.
Zofingen has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 11,487 As of June 2009[update], 15.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 14.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(88.9%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.4%).
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