Lucerne District
| Lucerne District Amt Luzern | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Canton |
 Luzern |
| Capital | Luzern |
| Area | |
| • Total | 259.92 km2 (100.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 176,710 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 18 |
Lucerne District (German: Luzern) is a former Amt (administrative district) of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. It had a population of 176,710 (as of 2013) and consisted of 18 municipalities, of which the city of Lucerne is the largest and the district capital. On 1 January 2013 the Amt was divided into two Wahlkreis, Lucerne-Stadt and Lucerne-Land.[1]
| Municipalities | Population (31 December 2014)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Adligenswil | 5,349 | 6.99 |
| Buchrain | 6,161 | 4.80 |
| Dierikon | 1,440 | 2.78 |
| Ebikon | 12,781 | 9.69 |
| Gisikon | 1,134 | 1.08 |
| Greppen | 1,034 | 5.25 |
| Honau | 381 | 1.25 |
| Horw | 13,813 | 20.43 |
| Kriens | 27,229 | 27.31 |
| Lucerne | 81,057 | 29.04b |
| Malters | 6,923 | 28.57 |
| Meggen | 6,775 | 13.93 |
| Meierskappel | 1,351 | 9.23 |
| Root | 4,736 | 8.65 |
| Schwarzenberg | 1,686 | 39.31 |
| Udligenswil | 2,262 | 6.22 |
| Vitznau | 1,271 | 11.76 |
| Weggis | 4,355 | 25.29 |
| District of Lucerne | 176,710 | 259.92[3]a |
- ^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 216.65 km2 (83.65 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.
- ^b Includes the area of Littau which merged into Luzern on 1 January 2010.
Mergers
On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.[4]
References
- ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 9 February 2013
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
- ↑ LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3161. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°10′E / 47.167°N 8.167°E
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