Morcote
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Morcote | |
Morcote Morcote | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′N 8°55′E / 45.917°N 8.917°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Lugano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sindaco Giacomo Caratti |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Population (December 2007) | |
• Total | 755 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6922 |
| SFOS number | 5203 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Brusimpiano (IT-VA), Brusino Arsizio, Lugano, Porto Ceresio (IT-VA), Vico Morcote |
| Twin towns | Viarmes (France) |
| Website | www.morcote.ch |
Morcote is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Ticino situated about 10 kilometres from Lugano in the district of Lugano on the shore of Lake Lugano.