Switzerland · Canton TI · District
Distretto di Lugano
TicinoDistretto di Lugano is one of 8 districts of the canton of Ticino and comprises 43 municipalities with 155'275 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Lugano
63'691Residents
Massagno
6'976Residents
Tesserete
6'702Residents
Collina d'Oro
4'932Residents
Paradiso
4'806Residents
Monteceneri
4'746Residents
Agno
4'582Residents
Caslano
4'393Residents
Tresa
3'147Residents
Torricella-Taverne
3'128Residents
Val Mara
3'048Residents
Bioggio
2'802Residents
Lema
2'667Residents
Canobbio
2'403Residents
Savosa
2'315Residents
Comano
2'194Residents
Sorengo
2'153Residents
Ponte Capriasca
1'965Residents
Vezia
1'957Residents
Melide
1'812Residents
Lamone
1'748Residents
Porza
1'696Residents
Magliaso
1'609Residents
Cadempino
1'601Residents
Origlio
1'534Residents
Bedano
1'501Residents
Cureglia
1'484Residents
Mezzovico-Vira
1'418Residents
Gravesano
1'416Residents
Manno
1'381Residents
Alto Malcantone
1'374Residents
Pura
1'368Residents
Bissone
945Residents
Arogno
931Residents
Cademario
784Residents
Muzzano
775Residents
Morcote
681Residents
Vernate
618Residents
Brusino Arsizio
467Residents
Grancia
457Residents
Vico Morcote
398Residents
Aranno
348Residents
Neggio
322Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Distretto di Lugano
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.5%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
69.6% YesNo 30.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
19.0% YesNo 81.0%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
13.3% YesNo 86.7%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesFDP20.5% · strongest party
FDP20.5%
SVP16.3%
Mitte15.8%
Lega15.5%
SP11.7%
Übrige9.6%
GRÜNE8.8%
GLP1.8%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Porza
56 %
median of its municipalities
78 %
Arogno
95 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 56 % % in Porza to 95 % % in Arogno (median 78 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.1 % in Porza to 14.7 % in Arogno (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.93 %
Dwellings
98'636
Avg. rooms
3.4
Built before 1946
18.3%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+337 +0.2%
births
994
deaths
1'367
net migration
+829
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
113'772
Workplaces
19'169
Services share
82 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 658 (0.6%) · Secondary 18'440 (16.2%) · Tertiary 93'303 (82.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
213
Organic share
17.4 %
Farmland
2'311 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
10 °C
Precipitation
1'785 mm
Elevation
238–2'222 m
Flat share
16.5%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
1'183 GWh
Electricity
25.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
26 min
Road to centre
15 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.911–28.822 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Distretto di Lugano rank
sum of its municipalities6802Rivera6803Camignolo6804Bironico6805Mezzovico6806Sigirino6807Taverne6808Torricella6809Medeglia6814Lamone6815Melide6816Bissone6817Maroggia6818Melano6821Rovio6822Arogno6823Pugerna6827Brusino Arsizio6867Serpiano6900Lugano +26912Pazzallo6913Carabbia6914Carona6915Pambio-Noranco6916Grancia6917Barbengo6918Figino6919Carabietta6921Vico Morcote6922Morcote6924Sorengo6925Gentilino6926Montagnola6927Agra6928Manno6929Gravesano6930Bedano6932Breganzona6933Muzzano6934Bioggio6935Bosco Luganese6936Cademario6937Breno6938Vezio6939Mugena6942Savosa6943Vezia6944Cureglia6945Origlio6946Ponte Capriasca6947Vaglio6948Porza6949Comano6950Tesserete6951Insone6952Canobbio6953Lugaggia6954Sala Capriasca6955Cagiallo6956Lopagno6957Roveredo TI6958Bidogno +16959Maglio di Colla6960Odogno6962Viganello6963Pregassona6964Davesco-Soragno6965Cadro6966Villa Luganese6967Dino6968Sonvico6974Aldesago6976Castagnola6977Ruvigliana6978Gandria6979Brè sopra Lugano6980Castelrotto6981Bedigliora6982Agno6983Magliaso6984Pura6986Novaggio6987Caslano6988Ponte Tresa6989Purasca6990Cassina d'Agno6991Neggio6992Cimo +16993Iseo6994Aranno6995Madonna del Piano6997Sessa6998Monteggio6999Astano
AgnoAgraAldesagoArannoArognoArosioAstanoBancoBarbengoBedanoBediglioraBeride di BediglioraBidognoBigorioBioggioBironicoBissoneBognoBombinascoBosco LuganeseBrè sopra LuganoBreganzonaBrenoBrusino ArsizioCademarioCadempinoCadroCagialloCamignoloCanobbioCarabbiaCarabiettaCaronaCaslanoCassina d'AgnoCastagnolaCastelrottoCertaraCimaderaCimoCollaComanoCorticiascaCozzoCureggiaCuregliaCurioCurtinaDavesco-SoragnoDinoFescoggiaFiginoGandriaGentilinoGranciaGravesanoInsoneIseoLamoneLopagnoLugaggiaLuganoMadonna del PianoMagliasoMaglio di CollaMannoMaroggiaMassagnoMedegliaMelanoMelideMezzovicoMigliegliaMontagnolaMonteggioMorcoteMugenaMuzzanoNeggioNovaggioOdognoOggioOriglioPambio-NorancoParadisoPazzalloPiandera PaesePonte CapriascaPonte TresaPorzaPregassonaPugernaPuraPurascaRiveraRoveredo TIRovioRuviglianaSala CapriascaSavosaScaregliaSerpianoSessaSigirinoSignôraSonvicoSorengoTaverneTessereteTorricellaVaglioVernateVeziaVezioVico MorcoteViganelloVilla Luganese
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Distretto di Lugano?
- Distretto di Lugano comprises 43 municipalities: Lugano, Massagno, Tesserete, Collina d'Oro, Paradiso, Monteceneri, Agno, Caslano, Tresa, Torricella-Taverne, Val Mara, Bioggio, Lema, Canobbio, Savosa, Comano, Sorengo, Ponte Capriasca, Vezia, Melide, Lamone, Porza, Magliaso, Cadempino, Origlio, Bedano, Cureglia, Mezzovico-Vira, Gravesano, Manno, Alto Malcantone, Pura, Bissone, Arogno, Cademario, Muzzano, Morcote, Vernate, Brusino Arsizio, Grancia, Vico Morcote, Aranno, Neggio. Together they have 155'275 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Distretto di Lugano in?
- Distretto di Lugano lies in the canton of Ticino, which is divided into 8 districts.
- How many people live in Distretto di Lugano?
- Distretto di Lugano has 155'275 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 43 municipalities; the largest is Lugano with 63'691.
- Does Distretto di Lugano have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Distretto di Lugano the municipal rate ranges from 56 % (Porza) to 95 % (Arogno).
- How did Distretto di Lugano vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Distretto di Lugano voted 54.5 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.