Geography
Monte Carasso has an area, as of 1997, of 9.64 square kilometers (3.72 sq mi). Of this area, 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 8.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) or 61.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.15 km2 (37 acres) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) or 18.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 57.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.2% is used for growing crops, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops and 4.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 11.9% is unproductive vegetation and 6.5% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Bellinzona district, on the right bank of the Ticino river. It belongs to the agglomeration of Bellinzona.
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