|Population||78,093 (Dec 2011)| |- Density||2,689 /km2 (6,965
/sq mi)| |Area||29.06 km2 (11.22 sq mi)| |Elevation||436 m
(1,430 ft)| |Mayor (list)||Stefan Roth (as of 2012) Christian
Democratic People's Party of Switzerland| |Surrounded
by||Adligenswil, Ebikon, Emmen, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen,
Neuenkirch| Profile (German), SFSO statistics Lucerne (pron.:
//; German: Luzern, [luˈtsɛrn] ( listen); French: Lucerne,
[lysɛʁn]; Italian: Lucerna, [luˈtʃerna]; Romansh: Lucerna;
Lucerne German: Lozärn) is a city in north-central Switzerland,
in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the
capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district
of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people,
Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and a
nexus of transportation, telecommunications, and government of
this region. The city's urban area consists of 17 cities and
towns located in three different cantons with an overall
population of about 250,000 people. Due to its