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Sursee (Amt)

Sursee District
Wahlkreis Sursee
District
Location of Sursee District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Luzern
Capital Sursee
Area
 • Total 287.74 km2 (111.10 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 71,655
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 19

Sursee District is one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Sursee. It has a population of 71,655 (as of 31 December 2015). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Sursee to Wahlkreis Sursee as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Sursee everything else remained essentially unchanged.

Sursee District consists of the following municipalities:

Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°6′E / 47.167°N 8.100°E / 47.167; 8.100


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