Canton of Echternach

Canton of Echternach

Kanton Iechternach
Canton of Echternach Kanton Iechternach
Canton
	Coat of arms
	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 (2026)
• Total	20,683
• Rank	8th of 12
• Density	110/km2 (290/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). The population in 2017 was 18,702. The Echternach canton has a population density of 100.8 inhabitants/km².

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.

The Echternach canton has 8 communes (2017 population).

Beaufort (2,699)
Bech (1,287)
Berdorf (1,870)
Consdorf (1,953)
Echternach (5,530)
Mompach (1,303)
Rosport (2,293)
Waldbillig (1,767)

↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
1 2 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.