Lucerne (district)

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The District of Lucerne (German: Luzern) is an Amt (administrative district) of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. It has a population of over 160,000 and consists of 19 municipalities, of which the city of Lucerne is the largest and the district capital:

Municipalities Population
(31 Dec 2004)
Area (km²)
Adligenswil 5,345 6.99
Buchrain 5,252 4.80
Dierikon 1,285 2.78
Ebikon 11,430 9.69
Gisikon 879 1.08
Greppen 851 5.25
Honau 334 1.25
Horw 12,296 20.43
Kriens 25,190 27.31
Littau 16,020 13.27
Lucerne 57,491 24.15
Malters 6183 28.57
Meggen 6,325 13.93
Meierskappel 1,053 9.23
Root 3,764 8.65
Schwarzenberg 1,564 39.31
Udligenswil 2,059 6.22
Vitznau 1,237 11.76
Weggis 3,927 25.29
District of Lucerne 162,485 259.91

Coordinates: 47°10′N, 8°10′E