Zofingen district

Zofingen district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Aargau (AG)
Main town :	Zofingen
FSO number :	1910
Area :	142.01  km²
Height range :	389–713 m above sea level M.
Residents:	72,680 (December 31, 2019)
Population density :	512 inhabitants per km²
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population

Seats in the Grand Council (2016-2020)

1 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 5 1  A total of 15 seats GPS : 1 SP : 3 glp : 1 EVP : 1 CVP : 1 FDP : 2 SVP : 5 EDU : 1

The district of Zofingen is a district of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland , which consists of the southwestern tip of the canton (the so-called weather corner ). The district comprises 17 municipalities .

Municipalities

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2019)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Aarburg	8362	4.41	1896
	Bottenwil	807	5.10	158
	Brittnau	3948	13.67	289
	Kirchleerau	873	4.36	200
	Kölliken	4569	8.89	514
	Moosleerau	898	3.81	236
	Murgenthal	3014	18.62	162
	Oftringen	14,096	12.85	1097
	Reitnau	1553	8.02	194
	Rothrist	9148	11.85	772
	Safenwil	3934	5.99	657
	Staffelbach	1301	8.93	146
	Strengelbach	4860	6.03	806
	Uerkheim	1343	7.09	189
	Vordemwald	1977	10.14	195
	Wiliberg	163	1.17	139
	Zofingen	11,834	11.08	1068
Total (17)		72,680	142.01	512

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 1889

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  Municipalities until 1900

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  Municipalities until 2001

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  Municipalities by 2018

• 1803: Split from Riken → Balzenwil and Riken
• 1804: Split from Oftringen → Mühlethal and Oftringen
• 1890: Change of name from Niederwil (Zofingen) → Rothrist
• 1901: Merger of Balzenwil and Riken → Murgenthal
• 1901: Fusion of Staffelbach and Wittwil → Staffelbach
• 2002: Merger of Zofingen and Mühlethal → Zofingen
• 2019: Attelwil and Reitnau → Reitnau merger

Localities

Postcode	Name of the place	local community
5056	Attelwil	Reitnau
	Balzenwil	Murgenthal
	Glassworks	Murgenthal
	Riken	Murgenthal
	Walliswil	Murgenthal
	Wittwil	Staffelbach
4812	Mühlethal	Zofingen

Web links

Commons : Bezirk Zofingen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cantonal population statistics 2019. Department of Finance and Resources, Statistics Aargau, March 30, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Results of the Grand Council elections 2016. State Chancellery of the Canton of Aargau, accessed on July 27, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.