Lugano (district)
Encyclopedia
The district of Lugano is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland
. It has a population of (as of ).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 59.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the district, 0.2% is in lakes and 0.5% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 4.2% is unproductive vegetation.
, 2,683 people speak French
, 104,413 people speak Italian
, and 184 people speak Romansh. The remainder (9,904 people) speak another language.
, the gender distribution of the population was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The population was made up of 46,739 Swiss men (32.8% of the population), and 21,361 (15.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 55,315 Swiss women (38.8%), and 19,062 (13.4%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 964 live births to Swiss citizens and 364 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 884 deaths of Swiss citizens and 195 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 80 while the foreign population increased by 169. There were 3 Swiss men and 5 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 1224 non-Swiss men and 1025 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 954 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1387 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.7%.
The age distribution, , in the Lugano District is; 13,106 children or 9.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 14,319 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15,026 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 20,647 people or 14.5% are between 30 and 39, 24,237 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 18,617 people or 13.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 16,900 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11,858 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 7,767 people or 5.5% who are over 80.
there were 39,438 single family homes (or 38.1% of the total) out of a total of 103,629 inhabited buildings. There were 12,956 two family buildings (12.5%) and 39,313 multi-family buildings (37.9%). There were also 11,922 buildings in the district that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose).
there were 72,885 apartments in the district. The most common apartment size was the 3 room apartment of which there were 20,908. There were 5,376 single room apartments and 14,950 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 57,003 apartments (78.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 13,691 apartments (18.8%) were seasonally occupied and 2,191 apartments (3.0%) were empty.
The historical population is given in the following table:
the most popular party was the FDP
which received 26.24% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(22.21%), the SP
(17.58%) and the Ticino League
(16.3%). In the federal election, a total of 38,965 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 46.5%.
In the Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 83,196 registered voters in the Lugano District, of which 49,848 or 59.9% voted. 722 blank ballots and 125 null ballots were cast, leaving 49,001 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT
which received 11,883 or 24.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PPD
+GenGiova (with 8,382 or 17.1%), the LEGA
(with 8,086 or 16.5%) and the SSI (with 8,006 or 16.3%).
In the Consiglio di Stato election, 487 blank ballots and 198 null ballots were cast, leaving 49,168 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the LEGA which received 11,371 or 23.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PLRT (with 11,352 or 23.1%), the PS (with 8,585 or 17.5%) and the PPD (with 8,205 or 16.7%).
. There are 17,787 individuals (or about 13.83% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 6,464 individuals (or about 5.03% of the population) did not answer the question.
provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten
and in the Lugano District there were 3,629 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years and includes both a standard school and a special school. In the district, 6,643 students attended the standard primary schools and 246 students attended the special school. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two year middle school followed by a two year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four year program to prepare for higher education. There were 5,421 students in the two year middle school and 80 in their pre-apprenticeship, while 2,441 students were in the four year advanced program.
The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student). There were 1,334 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 1,984 who attend part-time.
The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There were 248 students in the professional program.
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | ||bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Lugano || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 32.09
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Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It has a population of (as of ).
Geography
The Lugano District has an area, , of 301.76 square kilometres (116.5 sq mi). Of this area, 47.44 km² (18.3 sq mi) or 15.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 200.54 km² (77.4 sq mi) or 66.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 46.05 km² (17.8 sq mi) or 15.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 2.01 km² (0.776065338770995 sq mi) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 13.93 km² (5.4 sq mi) or 4.6% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 59.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the district, 0.2% is in lakes and 0.5% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 4.2% is unproductive vegetation.
Demographics
The Lugano District has a population of . Of the Swiss national languages , 11,397 speak GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, 2,683 people speak French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, 104,413 people speak Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, and 184 people speak Romansh. The remainder (9,904 people) speak another language.
, the gender distribution of the population was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The population was made up of 46,739 Swiss men (32.8% of the population), and 21,361 (15.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 55,315 Swiss women (38.8%), and 19,062 (13.4%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 964 live births to Swiss citizens and 364 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 884 deaths of Swiss citizens and 195 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 80 while the foreign population increased by 169. There were 3 Swiss men and 5 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 1224 non-Swiss men and 1025 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 954 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1387 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.7%.
The age distribution, , in the Lugano District is; 13,106 children or 9.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 14,319 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15,026 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 20,647 people or 14.5% are between 30 and 39, 24,237 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 18,617 people or 13.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 16,900 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11,858 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 7,767 people or 5.5% who are over 80.
there were 39,438 single family homes (or 38.1% of the total) out of a total of 103,629 inhabited buildings. There were 12,956 two family buildings (12.5%) and 39,313 multi-family buildings (37.9%). There were also 11,922 buildings in the district that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose).
there were 72,885 apartments in the district. The most common apartment size was the 3 room apartment of which there were 20,908. There were 5,376 single room apartments and 14,950 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 57,003 apartments (78.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 13,691 apartments (18.8%) were seasonally occupied and 2,191 apartments (3.0%) were empty.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 36,494 |
| 1880 | 39,447 |
| 1900 | 45,031 |
| 1950 | 63,110 |
| 1980 | 104,559 |
| 1990 | 115,116 |
| 2000 | 128,581 |
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
which received 26.24% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(22.21%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(17.58%) and the Ticino League
Ticino League
The Ticino League is an isolationist, national conservative political party in Switzerland active in the canton of Ticino.In 1991, after some public campaigning in the Sunday journal Mattino della Domenica against political power and use of public money, the editor Giuliano Bignasca and the...
(16.3%). In the federal election, a total of 38,965 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 46.5%.
In the Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 83,196 registered voters in the Lugano District, of which 49,848 or 59.9% voted. 722 blank ballots and 125 null ballots were cast, leaving 49,001 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
which received 11,883 or 24.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PPD
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
+GenGiova (with 8,382 or 17.1%), the LEGA
Ticino League
The Ticino League is an isolationist, national conservative political party in Switzerland active in the canton of Ticino.In 1991, after some public campaigning in the Sunday journal Mattino della Domenica against political power and use of public money, the editor Giuliano Bignasca and the...
(with 8,086 or 16.5%) and the SSI (with 8,006 or 16.3%).
In the Consiglio di Stato election, 487 blank ballots and 198 null ballots were cast, leaving 49,168 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the LEGA which received 11,371 or 23.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PLRT (with 11,352 or 23.1%), the PS (with 8,585 or 17.5%) and the PPD (with 8,205 or 16.7%).
Religion
From the , 94,365 or 73.4% were Roman Catholic, while 9,965 or 7.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. There are 17,787 individuals (or about 13.83% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 6,464 individuals (or about 5.03% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In the Lugano District there was a total of 22,026 students . The Ticino education systemEducation in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
and in the Lugano District there were 3,629 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years and includes both a standard school and a special school. In the district, 6,643 students attended the standard primary schools and 246 students attended the special school. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two year middle school followed by a two year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four year program to prepare for higher education. There were 5,421 students in the two year middle school and 80 in their pre-apprenticeship, while 2,441 students were in the four year advanced program.
The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student). There were 1,334 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 1,984 who attend part-time.
The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There were 248 students in the professional program.
Circles and municipalities
The district of Lugano has 86 municipalities divided in 12 circles:!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Area km²
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| || Lugano
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
(east of Cassarate river) || align="center" | || align="center" |
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!colspan="4" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Circle of Lugano est
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| || Lugano
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
(west of Cassarate river) || align="center" | || align="center" |
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | ||bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Lugano || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 32.09
|}
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Area km²
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| || Maroggia
Maroggia
Maroggia is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Maroggia is first mentioned around 962-966 as Marogia....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.00
|-
| || Rovio || align="center" | || align="center" | 5.53
|-
| || Brusino Arsizio
Brusino Arsizio
Brusino Arsizio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland on the Lake of Lugano.-History:The village has been inhabited since the Roman era. In 1970, a plundered Roman grave was found with grave goods...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 4.04
|-
| || Arogno
Arogno
Arogno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino, located south of Lake Lugano in the southernmost tip of Switzerland.-History:...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 8.50
|-
| || Melano
Melano
Melano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:A Roman era necropolis was discovered in the municipality. The modern village of Melano is first mentioned in 799 as Mellani. In 1192 it was mentioned as Melano. In 847, the Benedictine Abbey of...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 4.64
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| || Bissone
Bissone
Bissone is a municipality in the district of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Bissone is first mentioned in 735 and again in 854 as Blixuni. In German it was known as Byssen, though that name is no longer used....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.82
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | ||bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Total || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 25.53
|}
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Area km²
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| || Paradiso || align="center" | || align="center" | 0.89
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| || Carona || align="center" | || align="center" | 4.75
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| || Melide || align="center" | || align="center" | 1.67
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| || Morcote || align="center" | || align="center" | 2.80
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| || Vico Morcote
Vico Morcote
Vico Morcote is a municipality in the district of in the Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-Geography:Vico Morcote has an area, , of . Of this area, or 16.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 72.8% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.91
|-
| || Carabietta
Carabietta
Carabietta is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Carabietta is first mentioned in 1335 as Carabio. In 1375 it was mentioned as La Carabieta....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 0.46
|-
| || Grancia
Grancia
Grancia is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Grancia is first mentioned in 1309 as in loco Grancie. Until 1825 it was part of the municipality of Carabbia....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 0.63
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| || Collina d'Oro
Collina d'Oro
Collina d'Oro is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It was formed from the 2004 union of the villages of Agra, Gentilino, and Montagnola.-History:Gentilino is first mentioned in 1210 as Gentarino...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 5.64
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | ||bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Total || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 18.75
|}
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Area km²
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| || Caslano
Caslano
Caslano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, near to the Italian border.-History:The center of the village is built within a Roman era fortification...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 2.84
|-
| || Pura || align="center" | || align="center" | 3.04
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| || Ponte Tresa
Ponte Tresa
Ponte Tresa is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Ponte Tresa is first mentioned in 818 as ad Tresiae Pontem, though this comes from a 12th Century copy of the earlier document. In 875 it was mentioned as Ponte Tretia...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 0.41
|-
| || Curio || align="center" | || align="center" | 2.88
|-
| || Neggio
Neggio
Neggio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Neggio is first mentioned in 807 as Nego. In 1335 it was mentioned as Negio. Tombs from the 3rd-4th Century suggest that there was a Roman settlement near the modern village. In the 15th Century it...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 0.91
|-
| || Magliaso
Magliaso
Magliaso is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Magliaso is first mentioned in 769 as de Maliacis. In 854 it was mentioned as de vico Maliaci....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.09
|-
|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | ||bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Total || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 11.17
|}
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Area km²
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| || Agno || align="center" | || align="center" | 2.49
|-
| || Bioggio
Bioggio
Bioggio is a municipality in the district of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.The municipality was created in 2004 with the union of old town of Bioggio, Bosco Luganese and Cimo. In the 2008 also Iseo has chosen to be part of municipality and be aggregated with the other old...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 6.43
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| || Muzzano || align="center" | || align="center" | 1.57
|-
| || Cademario
Cademario
Cademario is a municipality located in the district of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Bordering municipalities are Aranno, Bioggio and Iseo, in the Alto Malcantone area.-History:Cademario is first mentioned in 1163 as Cademerio...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 3.96
|-
| || Vernate || align="center" | || align="center" | 1.51
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | ||bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Total || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 15.96
|}
!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Area km²
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| || Sessa || align="center" | || align="center" | 2.87
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| || Astano
Astano
Astano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Astano is first mentioned in 1272 as Astanum. The old village center has some architecturally notable buildings, such as the Ca 'da Roma. In the Middle Ages the monastery of S. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 3.78
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| || Bedigliora
Bedigliora
Bedigliora is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Bedigliora is first mentioned in 1335 as Bedaliola. The settlement of Banco is first mentioned as Bango in 1421....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 2.48
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| || Croglio
Croglio
Croglio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-Geography:Croglio has an area, , of . Of this area, or 20.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 70.5% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 4.38
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| || Monteggio
Monteggio
Monteggio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Monteggio is first mentioned in 1466 as da Montegio. Until 1819 the current village core was called Albio. The name comes from the fortified seat of the Capitanei of Sessa, the ruins of which are...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 3.36
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | ||bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Total || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 16.87
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