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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.9981,Lat: 46.1894
Elevation	646 meter above sea level
Local time	1:12:58am
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Bellinzona
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Monte Carasso

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sementina	0.8 km	SouthWest
2 Giubiasco	2.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bellinzona	2.5 km	East
4 Camorino	2.9 km	South
5 Pianezzo	3.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	113 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	146 km	NorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	300 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 196 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 is Lago Maggiore (Langensee) (39.1 km² at a height of around 192 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bellinzona with a height of 229 meter (at a distance of 2.5 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.8 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 45%, low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 28%, high mountains: 8%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 22 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

51.4 km2

65.5%

Nature

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

9 km2

11.4%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.4%

Urban area

15 km2

19.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Monte Carasso in country Switzerland

Monte Carasso 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	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	27 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	34 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bellinzona District

Type of weather in Bellinzona District	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam