What is the population of Croglio, Ticino?

Croglio has a population of approximately 877 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Croglio, Ticino located?

Croglio is located in Ticino, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 45.9885°, 8.8419°.

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Total population

877

Coordinates45.99°, 8.84°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Croglio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 18 April 2021 the municipalities of Croglio, Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Sessa merged to form Tresa.

History & geography

History

Croglio is first mentioned in 1335 as burgus de Crolio.

Geography

Croglio had an area, , of . Of this area, or 20.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 70.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.5% of the area Out of the forested land, 63.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.7% is used for growing crops, while 4.6% is used for orchards or vine crops and 7.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The former municipality is located in the Lugano district in the middle Malcantone valley. It consists of the settlements of Croglio, Castelrotto, Ronco, Madonna del Piano, Barico, Purasca and Biogno-Beride. Biogno and Beride were originally two independent municipalities with a shared administration. In 1907, they merged into a single municipality. In 1976 this municipality merged into Croglio. Between 1953 and 1976 the municipality of Croglio was known as Croglio-Castelrotto.

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