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Willisau District
Wahlkreis Willisau
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District
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Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Luzern |
Capital | Willisau |
Area | |
• Total | 336.99 km2 (130.11 sq mi) |
Population
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• Total | 55,079 |
• Density | 163.444/km2 (423.318/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 21 |
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 55,079 (as of 31 December 2020). In 2013 its 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 2020) |
Area, km² |
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Alberswil | 665 | 3.6 |
Altbüron | 1,017 | 6.8 |
Altishofen | 1,959 | 5.7 |
Dagmersellen | 5,680 | 23.9 |
Egolzwil | 1,530 | 4.2 |
Ettiswil | 2,792 | 12.5 |
Fischbach | 702 | 8.1 |
Grossdietwil | 855 | 10.2 |
Hergiswil bei Willisau | 1,908 | 31.3 |
Luthern | 1,245 | 37.9 |
Menznau | 2,966 | 30.4 |
Nebikon | 2,713 | 3.7 |
Pfaffnau | 2,674 | 17.6 |
Reiden | 7,255 | 27.0 |
Roggliswil | 723 | 6.2 |
Schötz | 4,575 | 15.27 |
Ufhusen | 927 | 12.3 |
Wauwil | 2,380 | 2.9 |
Wikon | 1,495 | 8.3 |
Willisau | 7,752 | 47.22 |
Zell | 2,108 | 13.9 |
Total | 55,079 | 336.99 |
- 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.
Mergers
- On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen.
- On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Willisau para niños
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