Geography Chiasso

border crossing , surrounds @ chiasso

chiasso has area, of 1997, of 5.33 square kilometers (2.06 sq mi). of area, 1.63 km (0.63 sq mi) or 30.6% used agricultural purposes, while 2.65 km (1.02 sq mi) or 49.7% forested. of rest of land, 1.94 km (0.75 sq mi) or 36.4% settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km (4.9 acres) or 0.4% either rivers or lakes , 0.04 km (9.9 acres) or 0.8% unproductive land.

of built area, industrial buildings made 1.7% of total area while housing , buildings made 18.4% , transportation infrastructure made 14.4%. while parks, green belts , sports fields made 1.7%. out of forested land, 47.5% of total land area heavily forested , 2.3% covered orchards or small clusters of trees. of agricultural land, 7.9% used growing crops, while 4.3% used orchards or vine crops , 18.4% used alpine pastures. water in municipality flowing water.

the municipality located in mendrisio district, on italian border. since pedrinate merged chiasso in 1976, has been southerly municipality in switzerland.