Esens is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Esens. The Samtgemeinde Esens consists of the following municipalities: Dunum Esens Holtgast Moorweg Neuharlingersiel Stedesdorf Werdum Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia