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Arogno
Coat of arms of Arogno
Location of Arogno
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLugano
Government
 • MayorCorrado Sartori
Area
 • Total8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation
606 m (1,988 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total982
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6822
SFOS number5144
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byBissone, Campione d'Italia (IT-CO), Lanzo d'Intelvi (IT-CO), Lugano, Maroggia, Pellio Intelvi (IT-CO), Rovio
Websitewww.arogno.ch
SFSO statistics

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.

The village has a population of 970 inhabitants and an area of 8.53 km².

Arogno's territory borders with the Swiss villages of Maroggia, Bissone and Rovio. It also borders with the city of Lugano and to the west with the Italian enclave of Campione. Arogno sits right on the border between Italy and Switzerland and on its territory there is also a border post.

File:Generoso tramonto piccola.JPG
Mount Generoso at sunset seen from Arogno

Of notable artistic value are its church dedicated to Saint Stephen, the village's patron, and some chapels and smaller churches spread all over the village's territory.

Arogno is the perfect starting place for hiking trips on Monte Generoso.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.