Sonvico

Sonvico
Quarter
Coat of arms of Sonvico
Location of Sonvico
Sonvico is located in Switzerland
Sonvico
Sonvico
Coordinates: 46°03′N 8°59′E / 46.050°N 8.983°E / 46.050; 8.983
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictLugano
CityLugano
Area
 • Total11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation
603 m (1,978 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,837
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code
6968
SFOS number5224
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byCadro, 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.

  1. ^ a b "Il quartiere in numeri". Lugano.ch. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013