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Canton of Echternach Kanton Iechternach
Canton
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°48′N 6°24′E / 49.800°N 6.400°E / 49.800; 6.400
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  (2024)
• Total	20,283
• Rank	8th of 12
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Rank	8th of 12

Echternach (Luxembourgish: Iechternach) is a canton in east Luxembourg. Its capital is Echternach.

Its area is 185.5 km² (71.6 sq mi).^[1] The population in 2017 was 18,702. The Echternach canton has a population density of 100.8 inhabitants/km².^[2]

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).^[2]

1. Beaufort (2,699)
2. Bech (1,287)
3. Berdorf (1,870)
4. Consdorf (1,953)
5. Echternach (5,530)
6. Mompach (1,303)
7. Rosport (2,293)
8. Waldbillig (1,767)

• Cantons of Luxembourg
• Districts of Luxembourg (former)
• List of cities in Luxembourg

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