Sursee District

Sursee District
Wahlkreis Sursee
District
Country Switzerland
Canton Luzern
CapitalSursee
Area
  Total
287.74 km2 (111.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
76,451
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities19

Sursee District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Sursee. It has a population of 76,451 (as of 31 December 2020). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Sursee to Wahlkreis Sursee as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Sursee everything else remained essentially unchanged.

Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)
Area, km2
Beromünster6,661 42.12
Büron2,662 5.37
Buttisholz3,322 16.71
Eich1,600 9.22
Geuensee2,882 6.47
Grosswangen3,293 19.70
Hildisrieden2,437 7.04
Knutwil2,271 9.74
Mauensee1,489 45.10
Neuenkirch7,174 26.25
Nottwil4,048 14.83
Oberkirch4,937 9.10
Rickenbach3,458 11.85
Ruswil7,041 45.3
Schenkon3,040 6.8
Schlierbach925 7.2
Sempach4,234 8.95
Sursee10,361 5.9
Triengen4,616 22.08
Total72,373 287.74a
^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 287.50 km2 (111.00 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.