Sursee District
Sursee District
Wahlkreis Sursee | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Luzern |
| Capital | Sursee |
| Area | |
• Total | 287.74 km2 (111.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 76,451 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beromünster | 6,661 | 42.12 |
| Büron | 2,662 | 5.37 |
| Buttisholz | 3,322 | 16.71 |
| Eich | 1,600 | 9.22 |
| Geuensee | 2,882 | 6.47 |
| Grosswangen | 3,293 | 19.70 |
| Hildisrieden | 2,437 | 7.04 |
| Knutwil | 2,271 | 9.74 |
| Mauensee | 1,489 | 45.10 |
| Neuenkirch | 7,174 | 26.25 |
| Nottwil | 4,048 | 14.83 |
| Oberkirch | 4,937 | 9.10 |
| Rickenbach | 3,458 | 11.85 |
| Ruswil | 7,041 | 45.3 |
| Schenkon | 3,040 | 6.8 |
| Schlierbach | 925 | 7.2 |
| Sempach | 4,234 | 8.95 |
| Sursee | 10,361 | 5.9 |
| Triengen | 4,616 | 22.08 |
| Total | 72,373 | 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.