Switzerland · Canton AG · District
Bezirk Muri
AargauBezirk Muri is one of 11 districts of the canton of Aargau and comprises 19 municipalities with 40'375 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Municipalities in Bezirk Muri
BFS · 19Muri
8'850Residents
Sins
4'561Residents
Merenschwand
3'945Residents
Waltenschwil
3'291Residents
Boswil
3'209Residents
Auw
2'325Residents
Aristau
1'655Residents
Oberrüti
1'631Residents
Dietwil
1'476Residents
Mühlau
1'368Residents
Beinwil (Freiamt)
1'318Residents
Buttwil
1'305Residents
Bünzen
1'247Residents
Abtwil
1'107Residents
Rottenschwil
1'013Residents
Bettwil
736Residents
Besenbüren
677Residents
Kallern
419Residents
Geltwil
242Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Muri
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.1% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
59.4% YesNo 40.6%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.9% YesNo 82.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.7% YesNo 26.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP42.4% · strongest party
SVP42.4%
Mitte17.8%
FDP10.1%
SP9.9%
GLP9.2%
GRÜNE4.8%
Übrige3.3%
EVP1.8%
EDU0.7%
PdA/Sol.0.0%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Geltwil
50 %
median of its municipalities
103 %
Oberrüti
119 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 50 % % in Geltwil to 119 % % in Oberrüti (median 103 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 9.9 % in Geltwil to 13.5 % in Oberrüti (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.84 %
Dwellings
17'948
Avg. rooms
4.1
Built before 1946
15.3%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+734 +1.9%
births
368
deaths
259
net migration
+611
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
15'741
Workplaces
2'836
Services share
56.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'586 (10.1%) · Secondary 5'213 (33.1%) · Tertiary 8'942 (56.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
464
Organic share
9.7 %
Farmland
9'352 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.8 °C
Precipitation
1'135 mm
Elevation
377–854 m
Flat share
63.3%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
395 GWh
Electricity
26.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
82 min
Road to centre
42 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.147–31.96 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Muri rank
sum of its municipalities5618Bettwil×25622Waltenschwil5623Boswil5624Bünzen5625Kallern5627Besenbüren5628Aristau5630Muri AG5632Buttwil5634Merenschwand5636Benzenschwil5637Beinwil (Freiamt) +15642Mühlau5643Meienberg +15644Auw5645Aettenschwil5646Abtwil AG5647Oberrüti6034Inwil×26042Dietwil6275Ballwil×26277Kleinwangen×28919Rottenschwil
4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Muri?
- Bezirk Muri comprises 19 municipalities: Muri, Sins, Merenschwand, Waltenschwil, Boswil, Auw, Aristau, Oberrüti, Dietwil, Mühlau, Beinwil (Freiamt), Buttwil, Bünzen, Abtwil, Rottenschwil, Bettwil, Besenbüren, Kallern, Geltwil. Together they have 40'375 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Muri in?
- Bezirk Muri lies in the canton of Aargau, which is divided into 11 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Muri?
- Bezirk Muri has 40'375 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Muri with 8'850.
- Does Bezirk Muri have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Muri the municipal rate ranges from 50 % (Geltwil) to 119 % (Oberrüti).
- How did Bezirk Muri vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Muri voted 60.1 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.