Melide

Summary

Melide is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Melide ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melide was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Melide is located in Paradiso Subdistrict^[4].
• Melide is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Melide is on the body of water Lake Lugano^[6].
• Melide's image is recorded as Lake Lugano.jpg^[7].
• Melide's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8].
• Melide's official language is recorded as Italian^[9].
• Melide's flag image is recorded as CHE Melide Flag.svg^[10].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Bissone^[11].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Vico Morcote^[12].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Lugano^[13].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Brusino Arsizio^[14].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Campione d'Italia^[15].
• Melide's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Melide COA.svg^[16].
• Melide's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159491502^[17].
• Melide's GND ID is recorded as 4644163-3^[18].
• Melide's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Melide 2012.png^[19].
• Melide's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84013392^[20].
• Melide's postal code is recorded as 6815^[21].
• Melide's Commons category is recorded as Melide, Switzerland^[22].
• Melide's licence plate code is recorded as TI^[23].
• Melide's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1684711^[24].
• Melide's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Melide's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[26].
• Melide's local dialing code is recorded as 091^[27].

Body

Geography

Melide is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Melide is located in Paradiso Subdistrict^[4]. Melide is on the body of water Lake Lugano^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.70'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.68'}^[29]. Melide's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+287'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1816'}^[31], {'amount': '+1802'}^[32], and {'amount': '+1785'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Melide's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8].

Why It Matters

Melide ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2] Melide has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Melide is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]