Geography
Magliaso has an area, as of 1997, of 1.09 square kilometers (0.42 sq mi). Of this area, 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) or 67.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) or 9.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi) or 70.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 2.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 48.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 9.2%. Out of the forested land, 4.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.8% is used for growing crops, while 5.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 48.6% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.9% is in lakes and 1.8% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Lugano district, north of the Magliasina delta. It consists of the villages of Magliaso, below the church and castle, and Castellaccio, on the lake shore.
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