Monte Carasso

Monte Carasso
Former municipality
Monte Carasso
Coat of arms
Location of Monte Carasso
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Coordinates: 46°11′N 9°00′E / 46.183°N 9.000°E / 46.183; 9.000
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Bellinzona
Government
• Mayor	Sindaco
Area [1]
• Total	9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation	237 m (778 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,377
• Density	250/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6513
SFOS number	5013
ISO 3166 code	CH-TI
Surrounded by	Bellinzona, Cugnasco, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Preonzo, Sementina
Website	bellinzona.ch SFSO statistics

Monte Carasso is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.

The Swiss Heritage Society chose Monte Carasso for the 1993 Wakker Prize.