Willisau District

Willisau District Wahlkreis Willisau
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Luzern
Capital	Willisau
Area
• Total	336.99 km^2 (130.11 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	51,725
• Density	150/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 51,725 (as of 31 December 2014). In 2013 the 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 2014)[1]	Area, km²
Alberswil	643	3.6
Altbüron	974	6.8
Altishofen	1,579	5.7
Dagmersellen	5,118	23.9
Ebersecken	401	8.6
Egolzwil	1,368	4.2
Ettiswil	2,562	12.5
Fischbach	733	8.1
Gettnau	1,088	6.0
Grossdietwil	838	10.2
Hergiswil bei Willisau	1,869	31.3
Luthern	1,307	37.9
Menznau	2,918	30.4
Nebikon	2,517	3.7
Pfaffnau	2,304	17.6
Reiden	6,892	27.0
Roggliswil	647	6.2
Schötz	4,095	15.34
Ufhusen	876	12.3
Wauwil	1,904	2.9
Wikon	1,470	8.3
Willisau	7,623	41.2
Zell	1,999	13.9
Total	51,725	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 Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
2. LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009

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