Lugano
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
Switzerland • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Zurich UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 155K
- GDP
- N/A
- GDP per capita
- $0
- Land area
- 303 km² (117 mi²)
- Density
- 511/km² (1,325/mi²)
Lugano metro area
46.00, 8.95Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsMost similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
2 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Other Teams
Other Men’s Teams1 team
Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey
HC Lugano
Lugano
Major Sporting Events
Championship History
3 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Lugano, across all sports, newest first. 3 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | — | AC Lugano | Nationalliga A |
| 1941 | — | AC Lugano | Nationalliga |
| 1938 | — | AC Lugano | Nationalliga |
Top Companies
1 companies
Total Market Cap: $3B across 1 companies
Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Languages of Lugano
Italian first in Ticino.
| Language | Share | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Italian | 87.4% | Census, mother tongue |
| German | 9.1% | Census, mother tongue |
| English | 4.6% | Census, mother tongue |
| French | 3.9% | Census, mother tongue |
| Portuguese | 2.4% | Census, mother tongue |
- English reach, Ticino
- 45%
- Tier 3 country
- Effective working languages
- 1.75
- Rank 31 of 43; 3 working languages in Switzerland
Screen of Lugano
#558 by film pedigree · score 3 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Clyde Geronimi
Art of Lugano
1 notable artist born here, most in the 1400s: Pietro Lombardo
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities1 entry
USI - University of Italian-speaking Switzerland
Lugano, Switzerland
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Lugano Airport
Lugano • 4 - Regional
Luxury Hospitality
1 properties
FTG 4-Star1 entry
THE VIEW Lugano
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