Luxembourg (canton) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Luxembourg |
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| Canton | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
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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) |
| Population | 179,369 (2017) |
| 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 |
Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg) is a canton in Luxembourg. Its capital is Luxembourg.
It is the only canton, other than Mersch, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.
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Geography
With an area of 238.5 km2 (92.1 sq mi), and a population (2017) of 179,369, the Luxembourg canton has a population density of 752.1 inhabitants/km².
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.
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Mersch (canton) | Grevenmacher (canton) | |
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| Esch-sur-Alzette (canton) | Remich (canton) |
Communes
The Luxembourg canton has 11 communes (2017 population)ː
- 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 pages
Gallery
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The center of Hesperange with the castle and the church
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Syre river near Schuttrange, Luxembourg
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Niederanven, Luxembourg: Part of the nature reserve "Aarnescht"
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Culture house of Niederanven, Luxembourg
See also
In Spanish: Cantón de Luxemburgo para niños
