Willisau District

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 54,219 (as of 31 December 2018). 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 Wahlkreis Willisau
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Luzern
Capital	Willisau
Area
• Total	336.99 km^2 (130.11 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	54,219
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	22

Willisau District consists of the following municipalities:

Municipality	Population (31 December 2018)[1]	Area, km²
Alberswil	662	3.6
Altbüron	1,005	6.8
Altishofen	1,955	5.7
Dagmersellen	5,504	23.9
Egolzwil	1,457	4.2
Ettiswil	2,747	12.5
Fischbach	711	8.1
Gettnau	1,170	6.0
Grossdietwil	858	10.2
Hergiswil bei Willisau	1,913	31.3
Luthern	1,275	37.9
Menznau	2,879	30.4
Nebikon	2,635	3.7
Pfaffnau	2,678	17.6
Reiden	7,132	27.0
Roggliswil	707	6.2
Schötz	4,434	15.27
Ufhusen	902	12.3
Wauwil	2,247	2.9
Wikon	1,529	8.3
Willisau	7,781	41.2
Zell	2,038	13.9
Total	54,219	336.99[2]^a

^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.

Mergers

• On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen.

References

1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 23 September 2019
2. LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (in German) accessed 25 August 2009