Geography
Morcote has an area, as of 1997, of 2.8 square kilometers (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 14.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) or 81.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 1.4% is used for growing crops and 12.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality is located in the Lugano district, between Lake Lugano and Monte Arbostora. It consists of the village of Morcote, the village of Vico until 1803 and between 1803–16, Carabietta.
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