Morcote

Summary

Morcote is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Morcote ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Morcote was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Morcote is located in Paradiso Subdistrict^[4].
• Morcote is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Morcote is on the body of water Lake Lugano^[6].
• Morcote's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Morcote's official language is recorded as Italian^[8].
• Morcote's shares border with is recorded as Brusino Arsizio^[9].
• Morcote's shares border with is recorded as Vico Morcote^[10].
• Morcote's shares border with is recorded as Lugano^[11].
• Morcote's shares border with is recorded as Porto Ceresio^[12].
• Morcote's shares border with is recorded as Brusimpiano^[13].
• Morcote's twinned administrative body is recorded as Viarmes^[14].
• Morcote's postal code is recorded as 6922^[15].
• Morcote's Commons category is recorded as Morcote^[16].
• Morcote's licence plate code is recorded as TI^[17].
• Morcote's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[18].
• Morcote's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[19].
• Morcote's local dialing code is recorded as 091^[20].
• Morcote's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.925, 'lon': 8.916}^[21].
• Morcote's official website is recorded as https://www.morcote.ch^[22].
• Morcote's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Morcote^[23].
• Morcote's Commons gallery is recorded as Morcote^[24].
• Morcote has a population of {'amount': '+755'}^[25].
• Morcote has a population of {'amount': '+725'}^[26].
• Morcote has a population of {'amount': '+723'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.8'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.79'}^[29]. Morcote sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+285'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+755'}^[25], {'amount': '+725'}^[26], {'amount': '+723'}^[27], and {'amount': '+713'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Morcote's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7]. Morcote's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[32].

Why It Matters

Morcote ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).^[2] Morcote has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Morcote is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]