Willisau District Explained

Official Name:Willisau District
Native Name:Wahlkreis Willisau
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Area Total Km2:336.99
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank Info Sec1:21

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 (as of). 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:

MunicipalityPopulation
Area, km2
3.6
6.8
5.7
23.9
4.2
12.5
8.1
10.2
31.3
37.9
30.4
3.7
17.6
27.0
6.2
12.3
2.9
8.3
13.9
Total 336.99[1]

1992/97 survey gives a total area of 337.45km2 without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes but due to other changes is slightly lower.

Mergers

References

47.1167°N 66°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lustat.ch/index/daten_online/bz_0303.htm LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office
  2. Web site: Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden . 2021 . bfs.admin.ch . Swiss Federal Statistical Office . 4 January 2021.