Lugano

Municipality
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 46°00′N 8°57′E / 46.000°N 8.950°ECoordinates: 46°00′N 8°57′E / 46.000°N 8.950°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Government
• Executive	Municipio ; with 7 members
• Mayor	Sindaco (list); Marco Borradori Ticino League; (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Consiglio comunale ; with 60 members
Area
• Total	75 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population
• Total	63,583
• Density	848/km2 (2,196/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	from 6900 to 6917, 6932, 6951, 6959, from 6962 to 6968, from 6974 to 6979
Localities	Barbengo, Besso, Brè-Aldesago, Breganzona, Cadro, Carabbia, Carona, Castagnola-Cassarate, Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Loreto, Lugano Centro, Molino Nuovo, Pambio Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona, Sonvico, Valcolla, Viganello, Villa Luganese
Surrounded by	Arogno, Bioggio, Brusimpiano (Italy), Campione d'Italia (Italy), Canobbio, Capriasca, Collina d'Oro, Grancia, Lanzo d'Intelvi (Italy), Massagno, Melide, Morcote, Muzzano, Paradiso, Ponte Capriasca, Porza, Savosa, Sorengo, Valsolda (Italy), Vezia, Vico Morcote
Website	www.lugano.ch ; SFSO statistics

Lugano (Latin language: Luganum) is a city of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

History

Lugano has existed as a town since at least 984. The territory of Lugano was fought over by Milan and Como throughout the Middle Ages. The city joined Switzerland in 1513. In 1956, Lugano hosted the first ever Eurovision Song Contest.

Since 2004 the former municipalities of Breganzona, Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Pambio-Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona and Viganello were incorporated into the city. In 2008, they were followed by Barbengo, Carabbia and Villa Luganese.^[3] In 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Sonvico and Valcolla were incorporated into the city.

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 and Lake Lugano (orthophoto)
Cypresses and olive trees at the Santa Maria di Loreto Church
The Piazza della Riforma is one of the main squares of Lugano. It includes the Town Hall of Lugano (left), named Palazzo Civico
Quartiere von Lugano
Night view of Lugano from Monte San Salvatore
BSI buildings in Lugano
View of Lake Lugano from Monte San Giorgio
Villa Ciani Lugano
USI Università della Svizzera italiana Lugano

↑ "Quartieri" [districts] (in Italian). City of Lugano. Retrieved 23 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ Swiss Confederation. map.geo.admin.ch [map]. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
↑ "Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz" [Official community register of Switzerland] (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 14 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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Municipality

Coat of arms
Location of Lugano Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Coordinates: 46°00′N 8°57′E / 46.000°N 8.950°E / 46.000; 8.950Coordinates: 46°00′N 8°57′E / 46.000°N 8.950°E / 46.000; 8.950
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Government
• Executive	Municipio with 7 members
• Mayor	Sindaco (list) Marco Borradori Ticino League (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Consiglio comunale with 60 members
Area
• Total	75 km² (29 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population
• Total	63,583
• Density	848/km² (2,196/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	from 6900 to 6917, 6932, 6951, 6959, from 6962 to 6968, from 6974 to 6979
Localities	Barbengo, Besso, Brè-Aldesago, Breganzona, Cadro, Carabbia, Carona, Castagnola-Cassarate, Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Loreto, Lugano Centro, Molino Nuovo, Pambio Noranco, Pazzallo, Pregassona, Sonvico, Valcolla, Viganello, Villa Luganese^[1]
Surrounded by	Arogno, Bioggio, Brusimpiano (Italy), Campione d'Italia (Italy), Canobbio, Capriasca, Collina d'Oro, Grancia, Lanzo d'Intelvi (Italy), Massagno, Melide, Morcote, Muzzano, Paradiso, Ponte Capriasca, Porza, Savosa, Sorengo, Valsolda (Italy), Vezia, Vico Morcote^[2]
Website	www.lugano.ch SFSO statistics