
District · Lucerne
Hochdorf District was one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Hochdorf. It has a population of 74,143. In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Hochdorf to Wahlkreis Hochdorf as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Hochdorf everything else remained essentially unchanged.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 192%, 7% above the cantonal average (179 %). Hochdorf has 77'831 residents.
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).