Capriasca
municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capriasca is a municipality of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Capriasca | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Capriasca  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°58′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Lugano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sindaco Andrea Pellegrinelli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,707 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6950 Campestro 6950 Tesserete 6950 Vaglio 6953 Lugaggia 6954 Sala Capriasca 6955 Cagiallo 6956 Lopagno 6957 Roveredo Capriasca 6958 Bidogno 6958 Corticiasca |
| SFOS number | 5226 |
| Localities | Albumo, Almatro, Bettagno, Bidogno, Bigorio, Cagiallo, Carusio, Campestro, Corticiasca, Cozzo, Lelgio, Lopagno, Lugaggia, Lupo, Odogno, Oggio, Pezzolo, Roveredo Capriasca, Sala Capriasca, San Matteo-Muralta, Sarone, Somazzo, Sureggio, Tesserete, Treggia, Vaglio |
| Surrounded by | Bidogno, Camignolo, Comano, Isone, Lugaggia, Medeglia, Mezzovico-Vira, Origlio, Ponte Capriasca, Sigirino, Sonvico, Valcolla |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Capriasca was created on 15 October 2001 by a merger of the former municipalities of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio. On 20 April 2008 the former municipalities of Bidogno, Corticiasca and Lugaggia joined together and became the municipality of Capriasca.[3]
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