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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.842,Lat: 46.4504
Elevation	931 meter above sea level
Local time	20:54:58pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Leventina
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Faido

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lavorgo	1 km	South
2 Nivo	1.7 km	South
3 Chiggiogna	2.4 km	NorthWest
4 Tengia	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Anzonico	2.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	93 km	NorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	120 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	322 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 225 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Medium - Adda, Ticino, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lai da Sontga Maria (1.7 km² at a height of around 1907 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Piz Medel with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 19.4 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 28.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 11%, moderate high mountains: 31%, high mountains: 57%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Berglandschaft der Südalpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes méridionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 91 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 50 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.9 km2

59.7%

Nature

23.2 km2

29.6%

Agriculture

5.2 km2

6.6%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.2%

Rock-Sand

1.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Calonico in country Switzerland

Calonico at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	32 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	59 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	60 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chiggiogna

Type of weather in Chiggiogna	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam