Lucerne District

Lucerne District
Amt Luzern
District
Country Switzerland
Canton Luzern
CapitalLucerne
Area
 • Total
259.92 km2 (100.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
176,710
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities17

Lucerne District (German: Luzern) is a former Amt (administrative district) of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. It had a population of 176,710 (as of 2013) and consisted of 17 municipalities, of which the city of Lucerne is the largest and the district capital. On 1 January 2013 the Amt was divided into two Wahlkreis, Lucerne-Stadt and Lucerne-Land.

Municipalities Population
(31 December 2020)		 Area (km2)
Adligenswil5,471 6.99
Buchrain6,400 4.80
Dierikon1,579 2.78
Ebikon14,066 9.69
Gisikon1,421 1.08
Greppen1,185 5.25
Horw14,211 20.43
Kriens28,245 27.31
Lucerne82,620 29.04b
Malters7,410 28.57
Meggen7,562 13.93
Meierskappel1,477 9.23
Root5,335 9.9
Schwarzenberg1,738 39.31
Udligenswil2,371 6.22
Vitznau1,426 11.76
Weggis4,440 25.29
District of Lucerne 176,710 259.92a
^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 216.65 km2 (83.65 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.
^b Includes the area of Littau which merged into Luzern on 1 January 2010.
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