Melide

Summary

Melide is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Melide ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melide was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Melide is located in Paradiso Subdistrict^[4].
• Melide is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Melide is on the body of water Lake Lugano^[6].
• Melide's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Melide's official language is recorded as Italian^[8].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Bissone^[9].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Vico Morcote^[10].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Lugano^[11].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Brusino Arsizio^[12].
• Melide's shares border with is recorded as Campione d'Italia^[13].
• Melide's postal code is recorded as 6815^[14].
• Melide's Commons category is recorded as Melide, Switzerland^[15].
• Melide's licence plate code is recorded as TI^[16].
• Melide's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[17].
• Melide's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[18].
• Melide's local dialing code is recorded as 091^[19].
• Melide's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.95, 'lon': 8.95}^[20].
• Melide's official website is recorded as https://www.melide.ch^[21].
• Melide's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melide, Switzerland^[22].
• Melide has a population of {'amount': '+1816'}^[23].
• Melide has a population of {'amount': '+1802'}^[24].
• Melide has a population of {'amount': '+1785'}^[25].
• Melide's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5198^[26].
• Melide's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Melide'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Melide is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Melide is located in Paradiso Subdistrict^[4]. Melide is on the body of water Lake Lugano^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.70'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.68'}^[29]. Melide sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+287'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1816'}^[23], {'amount': '+1802'}^[24], and {'amount': '+1785'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Melide's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].

Why It Matters

Melide ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).^[2] Melide has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Melide is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]