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Lugano District
The Lugano District (Italian: Distretto di Lugano also called Luganese) is a district of Canton of Ticino, southern Switzerland. The capital is the city of Lugano.
It has a population of 150,556 (as of 31 December 2020).
The Lugano District has an area, as of 1997[update], of 301.76 square kilometres (116.51 square miles). Of this area, 47.44 km2 (18.32 sq mi) or 15.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 200.54 km2 (77.43 sq mi) or 66.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 46.05 km2 (17.78 sq mi) or 15.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 13.93 km2 (5.38 sq mi) or 4.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built-up area, housing and buildings made up 9.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 59.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the district, 0.2% is in lakes and 0.5% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 4.2% is unproductive vegetation.
The Lugano District has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 150,556. Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 104,413 people speak Italian, 11,397 speak German, 2,683 people speak French, and 184 people speak Romansh. The remainder (9,904 people) speak another language.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The population was made up of 46,739 Swiss men (32.8% of the population), and 21,361 (15.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 55,315 Swiss women (38.8%), and 19,062 (13.4%) non-Swiss women.
In 2008[update] there were 964 live births to Swiss citizens and 364 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in the same time span, there were 884 deaths of Swiss citizens and 195 non-Swiss citizens deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 80 while the foreign population increased by 169. There were 3 Swiss men and 5 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 1224 non-Swiss men and 1025 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 954 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1387 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.7%.
The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in the Lugano District is: 13,106 children or 9.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 14,319 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15,026 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 20,647 people or 14.5% are between 30 and 39, 24,237 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 18,617 people or 13.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 16,900 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11,858 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 7,767 people or 5.5% who are over 80.
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Lugano District
The Lugano District (Italian: Distretto di Lugano also called Luganese) is a district of Canton of Ticino, southern Switzerland. The capital is the city of Lugano.
It has a population of 150,556 (as of 31 December 2020).
The Lugano District has an area, as of 1997[update], of 301.76 square kilometres (116.51 square miles). Of this area, 47.44 km2 (18.32 sq mi) or 15.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 200.54 km2 (77.43 sq mi) or 66.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 46.05 km2 (17.78 sq mi) or 15.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 13.93 km2 (5.38 sq mi) or 4.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built-up area, housing and buildings made up 9.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 59.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the district, 0.2% is in lakes and 0.5% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 4.2% is unproductive vegetation.
The Lugano District has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 150,556. Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 104,413 people speak Italian, 11,397 speak German, 2,683 people speak French, and 184 people speak Romansh. The remainder (9,904 people) speak another language.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The population was made up of 46,739 Swiss men (32.8% of the population), and 21,361 (15.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 55,315 Swiss women (38.8%), and 19,062 (13.4%) non-Swiss women.
In 2008[update] there were 964 live births to Swiss citizens and 364 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in the same time span, there were 884 deaths of Swiss citizens and 195 non-Swiss citizens deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 80 while the foreign population increased by 169. There were 3 Swiss men and 5 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 1224 non-Swiss men and 1025 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 954 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1387 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.7%.
The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in the Lugano District is: 13,106 children or 9.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 14,319 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15,026 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 20,647 people or 14.5% are between 30 and 39, 24,237 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 18,617 people or 13.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 16,900 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11,858 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 7,767 people or 5.5% who are over 80.