Canton of Echternach
Canton of Echternach
Kanton Iechternach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′N 6°24′E / 49.800°N 6.400°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Legislative constituency | Est |
| LAU 1 | LU00010 |
| Capital | Echternach |
| Communes (cities in bold) | Beaufort Bech Berdorf Consdorf Echternach Rosport-Mompach Waldbillig |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.5 km2 (71.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th of 12 |
| Highest elevation (9th of 12) | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (3rd of 12) | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 20,280 |
| • Rank | 8th of 12 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th of 12 |
Echternach (Luxembourgish: Iechternach) is a canton in east Luxembourg. Its capital is Echternach.
Geography
Its area is 185.5 km2 (71.6 sq mi).[1] The population in 2017 was 18,702. The Echternach canton has a population density of 100.8 inhabitants/km².[2]
It is bordered on the north by the German district of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm (part of the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate), to the east by the Trier-Saarburg district (also part of Rhineland-Palatinate), to the south by the Grevenmacher canton and to the west by the Diekirch and the Mersch cantons
Part of this canton is a natural region called the Little Switzerland.
Communes
The Echternach canton has 8 communes (2017 population).[2]
- Beaufort (2,699)
- Bech (1,287)
- Berdorf (1,870)
- Consdorf (1,953)
- Echternach (5,530)
- Mompach (1,303)
- Rosport (2,293)
- Waldbillig (1,767)
Related pages
References
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- ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 December 2017.