Vogorno
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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 8°51′E / 46.217°N 8.850°ECoordinates: 46°13′N 8°51′E / 46.217°N 8.850°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Locarno | |
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| • Mayor | Sindaco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 279 | |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6632 | |
| SFOS number | 5135 | |
| Surrounded by | Corippo, Cugnasco, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Mergoscia, Preonzo | |
| Website |
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Vogorno is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is located above Lago di Vogorno, a reservoir formed by the Verzasca Dam.
Vogorno has an area, as of 1997[update], of 23.88 square kilometers (9.22 sq mi). Of this area, 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 1.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.21 km2 (5.49 sq mi) or 59.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) or 3.0% is either rivers or lakes and 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) or 22.8% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Out of the forested land, 50.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.5% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the municipality, 2.6% is in lakes and 0.4% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 15.1% is unproductive vegetation and 7.7% is too rocky for vegetation.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Tau cross argent pattee couped between six mullets or four and two and in a chief argent a cross pattee couped gules.
Vogorno has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 279. As of 2008[update], 5.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -6.5%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (83.9%), with German being second most common (13.8%) and Spanish being third (1.3%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 42 speak German, 1 person speaks French, 255 people speak Italian. The remainder (6 people) speak another language.
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