Contone
former municipality of Switzerland in Ticino
Contone 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]
Contone | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Contone  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°09′N 8°56′E / 46.150°N 8.933°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Locarno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Population (December 2004) | |
| • Total | 750 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6594 |
| SFOS number | 5101 |
| Surrounded by | Cadenazzo, Locarno, Magadino, Rivera |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
References change
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
Other websites change
Media related to Contone at Wikimedia Commons
