Willisau District

Willisau District
Wahlkreis Willisau
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Luzern
Capital Willisau
Area
 • Total 336.99 km2 (130.11 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 53,875
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities 23

Willisau District is one of the five districts (German: Ämter) of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Willisau. It has a population of 53,875 (as of 31 December 2017). In 2013 its name was changed from Amt Willisau to Wahlkreis Willisau as part of a reorganization of the canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Willisau everything else remained essentially unchanged.

Willisau District consists of the following municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2017)[1]		 Area, km²
Alberswil655 3.6
Altbüron1,025 6.8
Altishofen1,572 5.7
Dagmersellen5,369 23.9
Ebersecken386 8.6
Egolzwil1,483 4.2
Ettiswil2,691 12.5
Fischbach706 8.1
Gettnau1,151 6.0
Grossdietwil863 10.2
Hergiswil bei Willisau1,908 31.3
Luthern1,295 37.9
Menznau2,902 30.4
Nebikon2,645 3.7
Pfaffnau2,668 17.6
Reiden7,038 27.0
Roggliswil688 6.2
Schötz4,396 15.27
Ufhusen903 12.3
Wauwil2,177 2.9
Wikon1,525 8.3
Willisau7,825 41.2
Zell2,004 13.9
Total53,875 336.99[2]a
^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 337.45 km2 (130.29 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes but due to other changes is slightly lower.

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 17 September 2018
  2. ↑ LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (in German) accessed 25 August 2009

Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°59′E / 47.117°N 7.983°E / 47.117; 7.983

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