Canton of Echternach

Echternach () is a canton in east Luxembourg. Its capital is Echternach.
Geography.
Its area is . The population in 2017 was 18,702. The Echternach canton has a population density of 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.
Communes.
The Echternach canton has 8 communes (2017 population).