Sursee District

Sursee District
Amt Sursee
—  District  —
Country  Switzerland
Canton  Luzern
Capital Sursee
Area
 • Total 302.04 km2 (116.6 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 70,862
 • Density 234.6/km2 (607.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 22

Sursee District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Sursee. It has a population of 70,862 (as of 31 December 2010).

Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
Area, km²
Beromünster 4,665 29.35
Büron 2,193 5.37
Buttisholz 3,125 16.71
Eich 1,667 9.22
Geuensee 2,406 6.47
Grosswangen 2,942 19.70
Hildisrieden 1,907 7.04
Knutwil 1,974 9.74
Mauensee 1,153 45.10
Neudorf 1,196 12.81
Neuenkirch 6,118 26.25
Nottwil 3,369 14.83
Oberkirch 3,687 9.10
Pfeffikon 738 2.5
Rickenbach 2,293 9.4
Ruswil 6,591 45.3
Schenkon 2,539 6.8
Schlierbach 695 7.2
Sempach 4,029 8.95
Sursee 8,941 5.9
Triengen 4,396 22.08
Wolhusen 4,238 14.3
Total 70,862 302.04[2]a
^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 287.50 km2 (111.00 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.

References

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