Geography
Brione sopra Minusio has an area, as of 1997, of 3.84 square kilometers (1.48 sq mi). Of this area, 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) or 69.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) or 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) or 9.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 56.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.3% is used for growing crops and 6.8% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 9.1% is unproductive vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Locarno district, about 4 km (2.5 mi) north-east of Locarno.
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