AstanoGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.8157,Lat: 46.0127  |
| Elevation | 719 meter above sea level | | Local time | 5:17:27am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Lugano | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Astano |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 136 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 148 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 276 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 176 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 (163.3 km2 at a height of around 192 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.1 km in Western direction).
The nearest mountain is Lago Maggiore with a height of 193 meter (at a distance of 13 km and direction NorthNorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 34%, low mountains: 40%, moderate high mountains: 24%, high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 43 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 7.4 km in Eastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
63.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
3.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
3.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
7.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Astano in country Switzerland
Astano at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Astano 
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