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 (as of ). 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:
Municipality Population() Area, km2 Beromünster Büron 5.37 Buttisholz 16.71 Eich 9.22 Geuensee 6.47 Grosswangen 19.70 Hildisrieden 7.04 Knutwil 9.74 Mauensee 45.10 Neuenkirch 26.25 Nottwil 14.83 Oberkirch 9.10 Rickenbach Ruswil 45.3 Schenkon 6.8 Schlierbach 7.2 Sempach 8.95 Sursee 5.9 Triengen 22.08 Total 287.74LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, accessed 25 August 2009 1992/97 survey gives a total area of without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.
Mergers and name changes On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Schwarzenbach merged into the municipality of Beromünster.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Gunzwil merged into the municipality of Beromünster. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Neudorf merged into the municipality of Beromünster and the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach. The municipality of Wolhusen moved from the Sursee District to the Entlebuch District.
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