Arosio, Switzerland

Arosio
Former municipality
Aerial view from 1500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Arosio
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Coordinates: 46°02′52″N8°54′05″E / 46.04778°N 8.90139°E / 46.04778; 8.90139
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Area
• Total	6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Elevation	859 m (2,818 ft)
Population  (December 2002)
• Total	437
• Density	66.6/km2 (173/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	6939
SFOS number	5145
ISO 3166 code	CH-TI
Surrounded by	Bedano, Bioggio, Cademario, Gravesano, Manno, Mugena, Sigirino, Torricella-Taverne
Website	SFSO statistics

Arosio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.

In 2005 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Breno, Fescoggia, Mugena and Vezio to form a new and larger municipality Alto Malcantone. ^[1]

Location

The village comprised the amalgamated settlements Terra di sopra and Terra di sotto.

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following table:

Year	Population Arosio [2]
1599	ca. 300
1801	221
1850	232
1900	186
1950	197
2000	422

Notes

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010
2. "Arosio" in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .

References

• "Arosio" in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .