Hochdorf District

Hochdorf District Amt Hochdorf
— District —

Country	Switzerland
Canton	Luzern
Capital	Hochdorf
Area
• Total	183.95 km² (71 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	66,081
• Density	359.2/km² (930.4/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	14

Hochdorf District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Hochdorf. It has a population of 66,081 (as of 31 December 2010).

Hochdorf District consists of the following fourteen municipalities:

Municipality	Population (31 December 2010)^[1]	Area, km²
Aesch	970	5.80
Altwis	383	2.93
Ballwil	2,524	8.77
Emmen	28,031	20.37
Ermensee	863	5.69
Eschenbach	3,447	13.21
Hitzkirch	4,712	24.62
Hochdorf	8,698	9.6
Hohenrain	2,365	23.4
Inwil	2,094	10.32
Rain	2,383	9.42
Römerswil	1,627	17.39
Rothenburg	7,118	15.50
Schongau	866	12.43
Total	66,081	183.95^[2]^a

^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 177.50 km² (68.53 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.

References

^ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 10 December 2011
^ LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009

External links

Hochdorf (Amt) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Districts of the Canton of Lucerne

Entlebuch Hochdorf Luzern Sursee Willisau

Districts of Switzerland Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne