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| Population | 52,993 (2007) | |||||||||
| - Density | 1,104 /km² (426 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 48 km² (18.5 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6900 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 5192 | |||||||||
| Mayor (list) | Giorgio Giudici | |||||||||
| Localities | Brè, Aldesago, Breganzona, Castagnola, Cureggia, Davesco, Soragno, Gandria, Pambio, Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona, Viganello, Albonago | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) | Arogno, Bioggio, Cadro, Campione d\'Italia (IT-CO), Canobbio, Carabbia, Carona, Collina d\'Oro, Grancia, Lanzo d\'Intelvi (IT-CO), Massagno, Melide, Muzzano, Paradiso, Porza, Savosa, Sorengo, Valsolda (IT-CO), Vezia | |||||||||
| Website | www.lugano.ch | |||||||||
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Picture by Prokudin-Gorskii of Lugano ca. 1905-10, view from foot of Monte San Salvatore
Another Prokudin-Gorskii photograph of Lugano ca. 1905-10
Lugano (Latin language: Luganum) is a town (52,993 inhabitants, a total of 130,000 people in the agglomeration) in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The city\'s warm summers, and the fact that in recent years it has attracted an ever growing number of celebrities, entertainers and successful sports people has given it the nickname of the "Monte Carlo of Switzerland"[citation needed]. It is the 9th biggest city of Switzerland by population.
The origin of the name is possibly the Latin word Lucus, meaning wood or sacred wood, or Gaulish locovanno "lake dweller" origin of name.
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Lugano lies at the edge of Lake Lugano (Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio), which is situated between the lakes Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como.
The city is located where the river Cassarate enters the lake between the Brè (925m) and the San Salvatore (912m) mountains.
Lugano is the largest town in Ticino. Since its union with some surrounding municipalities (Breganzona, Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Pambio-Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona, and Viganello) in 2004, the city has a population of 52,000population, with the whole metropolitan area having a population of about 115,000. This was the second major expansion after the union in 1972 with the municipalities of Brè-Aldesago and Castagnola. The tourism-based economy provides an estimated 38,000 jobs for the area. Furthermore, the city is Switzerland\'s 3rd major banking center (mainly handling Italian-speaking clients), after Zurich and Genevathird swiss financial market see The figures of the new Lugano section. The population is Italian-speaking and mainly Roman Catholic.
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Piazza della Riforma
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The Palazzo dei Congressi is the performing arts center for Lugano which one of the main halls for the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.
The two main musical events of the year are the Blues to Bop Festival (end of August/early September) and the Estival Jazz (July). The city becomes a hive of activity as thousands crowd the streets for free open-air concerts in the city\'s main piazzas. In 1956 it hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest eurovision contest.
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| Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio) | ||
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| Italy Lombardy (Province of Como · Province of Varese) Switzerland Canton Ticino (District of Lugano · District of Mendrisio)) | ||
| Settlements | Agno · Barbengo · Bissone · Brusimpiano · Brusino Arsizio · Campione d\'Italia · Capolago · Carabietta · Caslano · Claino con Osteno · Collina d\'Oro · Lavena Ponte Tresa · Lugano · Magliaso · Maroggia · Melano · Melide · Morcote · Muzzano · Paradiso · Ponte Tresa · Porlezza · Porto Ceresio · Riva San Vitale · Valsolda · Vico Morcote |  |
| Rivers | Cassarate · Cuccio · Laveggio · Magliasina · Mara · Rezzo · Tresa · Vedeggio | |
| Mountains | Monte Brè · Monte Generoso · Monte San Salvatore · Monte San Giorgio | |
| People | Carlo Maderno | |
| Municipalities in the district of Lugano, Switzerland | |
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Agno | Alto Malcantone | Aranno | Arogno | Astano | Barbengo | Bedano | Bedigliora | Bidogno | Bioggio | Bironico | Bissone | Bogno | Brusino Arsizio | Cademario | Cadempino | Cadro | Camignolo | Canobbio | Capriasca | Carabbia | Carabietta | Carona | Caslano | Certara | Cimadera | Collina d\'Oro | Comano | Corticiasca | Croglio | Cureglia | Curio | Grancia | Gravesano | Iseo | Lamone | Lugaggia | Lugano | Magliaso | Manno | Maroggia | Massagno | Melano | Melide | Mezzovico-Vira | Miglieglia | Monteggio | Morcote | Muzzano | Neggio | Novaggio | Origlio | Paradiso | Ponte Capriasca | Ponte Tresa | Porza | Pura | Rivera | Rovio | Savosa | Sessa | Sigirino | Sonvico | Sorengo | Torricella-Taverne | Valcolla | Vernate | Vezia | Vico Morcote | Villa Luganese Ticino | Districts of Canton Ticino | Municipalities of the canton of Ticino |  |
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