Willisau District

Willisau District
Wahlkreis Willisau
District
Country Switzerland
Canton Luzern
CapitalWillisau
Area
  Total
336.99 km2 (130.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
55,079
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities21

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 55,079 (as of 31 December 2020). In 2013 its 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 2020)
Area, km2
Alberswil665 3.6
Altbüron1,017 6.8
Altishofen1,959 5.7
Dagmersellen5,680 23.9
Egolzwil1,530 4.2
Ettiswil2,792 12.5
Fischbach702 8.1
Grossdietwil855 10.2
Hergiswil bei Willisau1,908 31.3
Luthern1,245 37.9
Menznau2,966 30.4
Nebikon2,713 3.7
Pfaffnau2,674 17.6
Reiden7,255 27.0
Roggliswil723 6.2
Schötz4,575 15.27
Ufhusen927 12.3
Wauwil2,380 2.9
Wikon1,495 8.3
Willisau7,752 47.22
Zell2,108 13.9
Total55,079 336.99a
^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.