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Claro, Switzerland
Claro is a former municipality in the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Claro has an area, as of 1997[update], of 21.22 square kilometers (8.19 sq mi). Of this area, 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) or 11.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi) or 72.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) or 7.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 66.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.5% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.9% is unproductive vegetation and 2.1% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Riviera district. It consists of the village of Claro and a number of scattered, small settlements along the left side of the Riviera valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a crown rising croma coupeaux vert.
Claro has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,826. As of 2008[update], 16.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 22.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian language (1,917 or 88.8%), with German being second most common (127 or 5.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (35 or 1.6%). There are 23 people who speak French and 1 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. The population was made up of 1,010 Swiss men (39.3% of the population), and 251 (9.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,134 Swiss women (44.1%), and 175 (6.8%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 751 or about 34.8% were born in Claro and lived there in 2000. There were 700 or 32.4% who were born in the same canton, while 247 or 11.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 387 or 17.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
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Claro, Switzerland
Claro is a former municipality in the district of Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.
Claro has an area, as of 1997[update], of 21.22 square kilometers (8.19 sq mi). Of this area, 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) or 11.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi) or 72.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) or 7.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 66.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.5% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.9% is unproductive vegetation and 2.1% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Riviera district. It consists of the village of Claro and a number of scattered, small settlements along the left side of the Riviera valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a crown rising croma coupeaux vert.
Claro has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,826. As of 2008[update], 16.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 22.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian language (1,917 or 88.8%), with German being second most common (127 or 5.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (35 or 1.6%). There are 23 people who speak French and 1 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. The population was made up of 1,010 Swiss men (39.3% of the population), and 251 (9.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,134 Swiss women (44.1%), and 175 (6.8%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 751 or about 34.8% were born in Claro and lived there in 2000. There were 700 or 32.4% who were born in the same canton, while 247 or 11.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 387 or 17.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
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