Mendrisio District

Mendrisio District
Distretto di Mendrisio
Flag of Mendrisio District
Coat of arms of Mendrisio District
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Country Switzerland
Canton Ticino
CapitalMendrisio
Municipalities11
Area
 • Total100.89 km2 (38.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total49,969
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Mendrisio District (Italian: Distretto di Mendrisio, also called Mendrisiotto) is the southernmost district of canton of Ticino and of Switzerland. To its north lies the Lugano District. It is surrounded on the other three sides by Italy: to the east and south by the province of Como, and to the west by the province of Varese. It has a population of 49,969 (as of 31 December 2020).[2]

  1. ^ Il Ticino in cifre, Edizione 2010[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.