Leuk (district)
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Leuk Bezirk Leuk |
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| District | |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Valais
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| Capital | Leuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 335.9 km2 (129.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 12,368 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 12 |
The district of Leuk (French: Loèche) is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 12,368 (as of 31 December 2015).
It contains the following municipalities:
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Griffin rampant cowed Or langued and armed Argent holding a sword of the last.
Leuk has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 12,368. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (10,675 or 91.8%) as their first language. French is the second most common (278 or 2.4%) and Albanian is the third (195 or 1.7%). There are 115 people who speak Italian and 8 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 5,218 Swiss men (42.5% of the population) and 879 (7.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 5,430 Swiss women (44.3%) and 742 (6.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district, 6,201 or about 53.3% were born in Leuk and lived there in 2000. There were 2,995 or 25.8% who were born in the same canton, while 1,012 or 8.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1,071 or 9.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
As of 2000[update], there were 4,795 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 5,769 married individuals, 716 widows or widowers and 351 individuals who are divorced.
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