Canton of Luxembourg

Canton of Luxembourg

*Kanton Lëtzebuerg* (Luxembourgish)
*Kanton Luxemburg* (German)
*Canton de Luxembourg* (French)
Canton of Luxembourg Kanton Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish); Kanton Luxemburg (German); Canton de Luxembourg (French);
Canton
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 49°36′N 6°6′E / 49.600°N 6.100°E
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Centre
LAU 1	LU00003
Capital	Luxembourg
Communes; (cities in bold)	Bertrange; Contern; Hesperange; Luxembourg; Niederanven; Sandweiler; Schuttrange; Steinsel; Strassen; Walferdange; Weiler-la-Tour
Area
• Total	238.5 km2 (92.1 sq mi)
• Rank	5th of 12
Highest elevation (8th of 12)	429 m (1,407 ft)
Lowest elevation (8th of 12)	228 m (748 ft)
Population (2023)
• Total	204,358
• Rank	1st of 12
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Rank	1st of 12

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.

Geography[change | change source]

With an area of 238.5 km² (92.1 sq mi),^[1] and a population (2017) of 179,369, the Luxembourg canton has a population density of 752.1 inhabitants/km².^[2]

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.