What is the population of Muhen, Aargau?

Muhen has a population of approximately 3,862 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Muhen, Aargau located?

Muhen is located in Aargau, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.3408°, 8.0536°.

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Muhen

Total population

3,862

Elevation433 m

Land area7.03 km²

Coordinates47.34°, 8.05°

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City facts

Elevation

433 m

Area

7.03 km²

Official website

www.muhen.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Muhen is a municipality in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Muhen is first mentioned in 1045 as Mucheim, though this comes from a 14th-century copy of the original. In 1267 it was mentioned as Mukhein.

Geography

Muhen has an area, , of . Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Aarau district in the lower Suhr valley. It consists of the formerly independent villages that have grown together; Ober-, Mittel- and Untermuhen as well as Schwabistal.

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Geography

Latitude

47.3408

Longitude

8.0536

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Hans Hunziker

Swiss physician (1878-1941)

Union army officer (1830–1907)

Ida Glanzmann-Hunkeler

Swiss politician

Friedrich Goll

Swiss neuroanatomist (1829-1903)

Thomas Vogel

Swiss journalist

Erich von Däniken

Swiss pseudoscientific writer and ufologist (1935–2026)

Paul Niggli

Swiss crystallographer and professor (1888-1953)

Werner Sutermeister

Swiss writer (1868-1939)

Andreas Urs Sommer

German philosopher (1972-)

Walther Geiser

Swiss composer (1897-1993)

Arnold Ringier

Swiss politician (1845-1923)

Bernd Kohlhepp

German musician and author

Christian Lüthi

Swiss librarian and regional historian

Johann Jakob Frikart

Swiss librarian, historian and theologian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Aargau

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Geography & sun

Elevation

1,398 ft (426 m)

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.4

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

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Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Muhen

Aargauer in der Pfalz

Peter Steiner · 2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Seen 2026-09-22

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-21

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 4009
Population (Wikidata): 3,865
Wikidata: Q64985

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Elevation
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771