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:
Municipality | Population | 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.