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Aarau
Aargau · Switzerland
City population
21,503
#35
in Switzerland
#1
in Aargau
#23,944
worldwide
47.393, 8.044 · 67 km from Bern
About Aarau
Aarau is a city in Aargau, Switzerland with a population of 21,503. It is the 35th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 23,944th largest worldwide. It lies 67 km from Bern.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Aargau
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
47.393, 8.044
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 73 in SwitzerlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.