Tenero-Contra
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| Coordinates: 46°11′N 8°51′E / 46.183°N 8.850°ECoordinates: 46°11′N 8°51′E / 46.183°N 8.850°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Locarno | |
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| • Mayor | Sindaco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,875 | |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6598 | |
| SFOS number | 5131 | |
| Surrounded by | Brione sopra Minusio, Gordola, Locarno, Magadino, Mergoscia, Minusio | |
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Tenero-Contra is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Tenero-Contra has an area, as of 1997[update], of 3.69 square kilometers (1.42 sq mi). Of this area, 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 27.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) or 45.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 36.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) 1.9% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 13.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 12.5%. Out of the forested land, 43.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 10.6% is used for growing crops, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 13.3% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 1.6% is in lakes and 0.3% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 1.4% is too rocky for vegetation.
Tenero-Contra has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,875. As of 2008[update], 26.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 9.2%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (79.5%), with German being second most common (12.1%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.7%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 277 speak German, 32 people speak French, 1,824 people speak Italian, and 3 people speak Romansh. The remainder (159 people) speak another language.
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