Clervaux (canton)
canton in Luxembourg
Clervaux (Luxembourgish: Klierf) is a canton in Luxembourg. Its capital is Clervaux.
| Clervaux | |
| Canton | |
| Country |  Luxembourg
|
|---|---|
| Capital | Clervaux |
| - coordinates | 50°04′N 6°02′E / 50.067°N 6.033°E |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Area | 342.2 km² (132 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 17,631 (2017) [2] |
| Density | 52 /km² (135 /sq mi) |
| Canton since | 24 February 1843 |
| Subdivisions | 5 communes |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| ISO 3166-2 | LU-CL |
| LAU 1 | LU00001 |
 Location of the Clervaux canton
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GeographyEdit
With an area of 342.2 km2 (132.1 sq mi),[1] and a population (2017) of 17,631, the Clervaux canton has a population density of 51.5 inhabitants/km².[2]
It is bordered on the north by the arrondissement of Verviers in Belgium, to the east by the German district of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (part of the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate), to the southeast by the Vianden canton, to the south by the Diekirch canton, to the southwest by the Wiltz canton, and to the west by the arrondissement of Bastogne in Belgium.
CommunesEdit
The Clervaux canton has 5 communes (2017 population).[2]
- Clervaux (5,069)
- Parc Hosingen (3,434)
- Troisvierges (3,141)
- Weiswampach (1,760)
- Wincrange (4,227)
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canton of Clervaux. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 December 2017.