Canton of Luxembourg | |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Coordinates: | 49.6°N 12°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Luxembourg |
Subdivision Type1: | Legislative constituency |
Subdivision Name1: | Centre |
Subdivision Type2: | LAU 1 |
Subdivision Name2: | LU00003 |
Area Total Km2: | 238.5 |
Area Rank: | 5th of 12 |
Elevation Max M: | 429 |
Elevation Max Footnotes: | (8th of 12) |
Elevation Min M: | 228 |
Elevation Min Footnotes: | (8th of 12) |
Population Rank: | 1st of 12 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Rank: | 1st of 12 |
Parts Type: | Communes (cities in bold) |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Bertrange Contern Hesperange Luxembourg Niederanven Sandweiler Schuttrange Steinsel Strassen Walferdange Weiler-la-Tour |
Luxembourg (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuerg) is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its name, like the name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg (more commonly known as Luxembourg City). It is not to be confused with the former district of Luxembourg, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015.
It is the only canton, other than Mersch, that is entirely surrounded by other cantons and, therefore, has no international boundary.
Luxembourg Canton consists of the following eleven communes: