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Lugano

Western Europe

Lugano is a city and municipality in the Lugano district of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in Ticino and in Switzerland's Italian-speaking region, with a population of 62,315 and an urban agglomeration of more than 150,000, making it the ninth-largest city in Switzerland.

Facts
Population
63,495 1
Area (sq km)
75.93 1
Founding Year
804 2
Founding Year
804 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
283 1
Latitude
46.010278 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.9625 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Connections

Largest City

Ticino, States or Territories
Source Ticino (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Mario Bernasconi

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Mario Bernasconi (sculptor)Biography
Quote, Biography
was born in 1899 in Lugano-Pazzallo

Site Of

Mabetex Group

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Source Wikipedia: Mabetex Grouptier 2
Sources
1. Lugano (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 63,495 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 46.010278, longitude 8.9625
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 283 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 75.93 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 63495 (2024)
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2. Lugano (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 804
    The toponym is first recorded in 804 AD, in the form Luanasco, in 874 as Luano, and from 1189 as Lugano.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 804
    The toponym is first recorded in 804 AD, in the form Luanasco, in 874 as Luano, and from 1189 as Lugano.
  • Source text, founding-year: 804
    The toponym is first recorded in 804 AD, in the form Luanasco, in 874 as Luano, and from 1189 as Lugano.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Lugano - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2659836
    46.01008 8.96004 P PPLA2 CH TI 2105 5192 63185 284 Europe/Zurich
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 284 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 8.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 8.75
46.25 8.75 Dfc
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Wikidata: Lugano
Wikidata Q7024, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Ticino (Wikipedia)
Largest City: Ticino, Lead, largest city
Quote, Largest City: Ticino, Lead, largest city
The largest city is Lugano
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