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Lucerne District
Amt Luzern
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Luzern |
| Capital | Lucerne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 259.92 km2 (100.36 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 176,710 |
| • Density | 679.86/km2 (1,760.84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 18 |
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 18 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) |
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| Adligenswil | 5,471 | 6.99 |
| Buchrain | 6,400 | 4.80 |
| Dierikon | 1,579 | 2.78 |
| Ebikon | 14,066 | 9.69 |
| Gisikon | 1,421 | 1.08 |
| Greppen | 1,185 | 5.25 |
| Honau | 414 | 1.25 |
| Horw | 14,211 | 20.43 |
| Kriens | 28,245 | 27.31 |
| Lucerne | 82,620 | 29.04 |
| Malters | 7,410 | 28.57 |
| Meggen | 7,562 | 13.93 |
| Meierskappel | 1,477 | 9.23 |
| Root | 5,335 | 8.65 |
| Schwarzenberg | 1,738 | 39.31 |
| Udligenswil | 2,371 | 6.22 |
| Vitznau | 1,426 | 11.76 |
| Weggis | 4,440 | 25.29 |
| District of Lucerne | 176,710 | 259.92 |
- 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.
- Includes the area of Littau which merged into Luzern on 1 January 2010.
Mergers
On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Lucerna para niños
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