Willisau District

Willisau District Wahlkreis Willisau
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Luzern
Capital	Willisau
Area
• Total	336.99 km^2 (130.11 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	52,594
• Density	160/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	23

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 52,594 (as of 31 December 2015). In 2013 the 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 2015)[1]	Area, km²
Alberswil	656	3.6
Altbüron	986	6.8
Altishofen	1,555	5.7
Dagmersellen	5,234	23.9
Ebersecken	401	8.6
Egolzwil	1,420	4.2
Ettiswil	2,649	12.5
Fischbach	726	8.1
Gettnau	1,140	6.0
Grossdietwil	831	10.2
Hergiswil bei Willisau	1,887	31.3
Luthern	1,289	37.9
Menznau	2,884	30.4
Nebikon	2,565	3.7
Pfaffnau	2,529	17.6
Reiden	6,976	27.0
Roggliswil	661	6.2
Schötz	4,185	15.34
Ufhusen	892	12.3
Wauwil	1,978	2.9
Wikon	1,477	8.3
Willisau	7,676	41.2
Zell	1,997	13.9
Total	52,594	336.99[2]^a

^a 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.

References

1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
2. LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009

Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°59′E / 47.117°N 7.983°E