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Lugano
Ticino · Switzerland
City population
63,185
#9
in Switzerland
#1
in Ticino
#9,122
worldwide
46.010, 8.960 · 156 km from Bern
About Lugano
Lugano is a city in Ticino, Switzerland with a population of 63,185. It is the 9th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 9,122nd largest worldwide. It lies 156 km from Bern.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Ticino
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
46.010, 8.960
Record updated
13 June 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 73 in SwitzerlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.