Contone
Former municipality in Ticino, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Swiss town. For the printing method, see Contone (printing).
Contone is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
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Contone | |
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Coordinates: 46°09′N 8°56′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Ticino |
District | Locarno |
Municipality | Gambarogno |
Area | |
• Total | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
Population (December 2004) | |
• Total | 750 |
• Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 6594 |
SFOS number | 5101 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
Surrounded by | Cadenazzo, Locarno, Magadino, Rivera |
Website | SFSO statistics |
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On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno.[1]