Capriasca

Capriasca
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Capriasca
Capriasca Location within Switzerland Capriasca Location within Canton of Ticino
Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°58′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Canonica
Area
• Total	36.35 km2 (14.03 sq mi)
Elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Population  (December 2004)
• Total	4,547
• Density	125.1/km2 (324.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	6950
SFOS number	5226
ISO 3166 code	CH-TI
Localities	Cagiallo, Sarone, Almatro, Bettagno, Bidogno, San Matteo-Muralta, Lopagno, Lugaggia, Treggia, Somazzo, Oggio, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete, Vaglio
Surrounded by	Comano, Isone, Lugano, Mezzovico-Vira, Monteceneri, Origlio, Ponte Capriasca.
Website	www.capriasca.ch

Capriasca is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

The municipality was created in 2001 by a merger of Cagiallo, Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio.