Willisau District is one of the five districts (german: Ämter) of the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

-speaking

Canton of Lucerne The canton of Lucerne (german: Kanton Luzern rm, Chantun Lucerna french: Canton de Lucerne it, Canton Lucerna) is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton (as of ) is . , the populati ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. Its capital is the town of Willisau. It has a population of (as of ). 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:

: 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 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 Ebersecken is a former municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Ebersecken merged into Altishofen. History Ebersecken is first mentioned in 1274 as ''Ebersec ...

merged into Altishofen. *On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of

Gettnau Gettnau is a former municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau. History Gettnau is first mentioned in the 9th Century as ''Kepinhouv ...

merged into Willisau.

References

{{Authority control Districts of the canton of Lucerne