Geography
Brusino Arsizio has an area, as of 1997, of 4.04 square kilometers (1.56 sq mi). Of this area, 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 7.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi) or 89.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 1.7% is used for growing crops and 5.0% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.7% is in lakes and 0.2% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Lugano district along the road from punta di Poiana(in Riva San Vitale) along Lake Lugano to the Italian border at Porto Ceresio. It consists of the village of Brusino Arsizio and the settlements of Finate and Serpiano.
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