Magadino

Magadino was a municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged to form the new municipality of Gambarogno.[1]

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Coat of arms of Magadino
Coordinates: 46°09′N 8°51′E / 46.150°N 8.850°E / 46.150; 8.850Coordinates: 46°09′N 8°51′E / 46.150°N 8.850°E / 46.150; 8.850
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLocarno
Area
 • Total7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total1,604
 • Density221.85/km2 (574.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6573
Surrounded byContone, Locarno, Minusio, Rivera, Tenero-Contra, Vira (Gambarogno)
Website
SFSO statistics

Magadino Media

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010

Other websites

  Media related to Magadino at Wikimedia Commons