Sonvico | |
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Quarter | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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  Sonvico | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 8°59′E / 46.050°N 8.983°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Lugano |
| City | Lugano |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,837 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 6968 |
| SFOS number | 5224 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Cadro, Capriasca, Cimadera, Lugano, Valcolla, Valsolda (IT-CO) |
Sonvico (Sonvìch in the Lombard language) is a quarter of the city of Lugano and former municipality of the Lugano district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the municipality of Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano becoming a new neighborhood.[2] The medieval part of Sonvico village consist is an old citadel with a compacted structure full of narrow and intricate lanes.
- ^ a b "Il quartiere in numeri". Lugano.ch. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013