Geography
Vira (Gambarogno) has an area, as of 1997, of 11.99 square kilometers (4.63 sq mi). Of this area, 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 4.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi) or 86.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 4.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 73.1% of the total land area is heavily forested, while 11.8% is covered in small trees and shrubbery and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.3% is used for growing crops and 3.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 3.2% is unproductive vegetation and 1.1% is too rocky for vegetation.
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