
District · Lucerne
Willisau District is one of the five districts of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Willisau. It has a population of 55,079. In 2013 its name was changed from Amt Willisau to Wahlkreis Willisau as part of a reorganization of the canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Willisau everything else remained essentially unchanged.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 205%, 15% above the cantonal average (179 %). Willisau has 58'387 residents.
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).