Geography
The district of Vallemaggia has an area, as of 1997, of 569.42 square kilometers (219.85 sq mi). Of this area, 9.61 km2 (3.71 sq mi) or 1.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 240.5 km2 (92.9 sq mi) or 42.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi) or 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 15.46 km2 (5.97 sq mi) or 2.7% is either rivers or lakes and 244.24 km2 (94.30 sq mi) or 42.9% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. Out of the forested land, 31.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.1% is used for growing crops. Of the water in the district, 0.7% is in lakes and 2.0% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 18.9% is unproductive vegetation and 24.0% is too rocky for vegetation.
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