Luxembourg (canton)
Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg) is a canton in Luxembourg. Its capital is Luxembourg.
Luxembourg | |
Canton | |
Country | ![]() |
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Capital | Luxembourg |
- coordinates | 49°36′N 6°08′E / 49.600°N 6.133°E |
Highest point | |
- elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
Lowest point | |
- elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
Area | 238.5 km² (92 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 179,369 (2017) [2] |
Density | 752 /km² (1,948 /sq mi) |
Canton since | 24 February 1843 |
Subdivisions | 11 communes |
Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
- summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
ISO 3166-2 | LU-LU |
LAU 1 | LU00011 |
It is the only canton, other than Mersch, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.
GeographyEdit
With an area of 238.5 km2 (92.1 sq mi),[1] and a population (2017) of 179,369, the Luxembourg canton has a population density of 752.1 inhabitants/km².[2]
It is bordered on the north by the Mersch and Grevenmacher cantons, on the southeast by the Remich canton, on the southwest by the Esch-sur-Alzette canton, and on the west by the Capellen canton.
CommunesEdit
The Luxembourg canton has 11 communes (2017 population)ː[2]
- Bertrange (7,999)
- Contern (3,736)
- Hesperange (15,049)
- Luxembourg (114,303)
- Niederanven (6,090)
- Sandweiler (3,592)
- Schuttrange (4,028)
- Steinsel (5,311)
- Strassen (8,828)
- Walferdange (8,046)
- Weiler-la-Tour (2,387)
Related pagesEdit
GalleryEdit
The center of Hesperange with the castle and the church
Syre river near Schuttrange, Luxembourg
Niederanven, Luxembourg: Part of the nature reserve "Aarnescht"
Culture house of Niederanven, Luxembourg
ReferencesEdit
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 20 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.