Lucerne District
Lucerne District Amt Luzern | |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Luzern |
Capital | Luzern |
Area | |
• Total | 259.92 km2 (100.36 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• 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 2013)[2] |
Area (km²) |
---|---|---|
Adligenswil | 5,399 | 6.99 |
Buchrain | 6,143 | 4.80 |
Dierikon | 1,462 | 2.78 |
Ebikon | 12,602 | 9.69 |
Gisikon | 1,123 | 1.08 |
Greppen | 1,043 | 5.25 |
Honau | 376 | 1.25 |
Horw | 13,790 | 20.43 |
Kriens | 26,957 | 27.31 |
Lucerne | 80,501 | 29.04b |
Malters | 6,911 | 28.57 |
Meggen | 6,762 | 13.93 |
Meierskappel | 1,374 | 9.23 |
Root | 4,669 | 8.65 |
Schwarzenberg | 1,682 | 39.31 |
Udligenswil | 2,174 | 6.22 |
Vitznau | 1,249 | 11.76 |
Weggis | 4,242 | 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 18 August 2014
- ↑ 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 (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3161. Retrieved 6 March 2010.