Geography
Arogno is located on a high plateau in the Val Mara, about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Italian border near the enclave of Campione. It consists of the village of Arogno and many hamlets including Pugerna.
Arogno has an area, as of 1997, of 8.5 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) or 12.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi) or 84.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.8% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 79.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.6% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is used for alpine pastures. Of the unproductive areas, and .
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