Mersch (canton) facts for kids
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| Canton | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
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| Capital | Mersch |
| - coordinates | 49°42′N 6°6′E / 49.700°N 6.100°E |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Area | 223.9 km² (86 sq mi) |
| Population | 31,351 (2017) |
| Density | 140 /km² (363 /sq mi) |
| Canton since | 24 February 1843 |
| Subdivisions | 11 communes |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| ISO 3166-2 | LU-ME |
| LAU 1 | LU00012 |
Mersch (Luxembourgish: Miersch) is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg. Its capital is Mersch.
It is the only canton, other than Luxembourg, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.
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Geography
With an area of 223.9 km2 (86.4 sq mi), and a population (2017) of 31,351, the Mersch canton has a population density of 140.0 inhabitants/km².
The canton has the Diekirch canton to the north, the Echternach canton to the east, the Grevenmacher canton to the southeast and the Luxembourg canton to the south. The canton borders, to the west, with the Redange canton.
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| Capellen (canton) | Luxembourg (canton) | Grevenmacher (canton) |
Communes
The Mersch canton has 11 communes (2016 population).
- Bissen (3,021)
- Boevange-sur-Attert (2,375)
- Colmar-Berg (2,175)
- Fischbach (1,195)
- Heffingen (1,317)
- Larochette (2,162)
- Lintgen (2,902)
- Lorentzweiler (3,896)
- Mersch (9,195)
- Nommern (1,393)
- Tuntange (1,720)
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See also
In Spanish: Cantón de Mersch para niños
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