Rivera, Switzerland

Rivera
Former municipality
Rivera
Coat of arms
Location of Rivera
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Coordinates: 46°6′N 8°56′E / 46.100°N 8.933°E / 46.100; 8.933
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Lugano
Area
• Total	13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation	554 m (1,818 ft)
Population  (December 2004)
• Total	1,462
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6802
SFOS number	5217
Surrounded by	Bironico, Cadenazzo, Camignolo, Contone, Magadino, Mezzovico-Vira, Sigirino, Vira (Gambarogno)
Website	www.comunerivera.ch SFSO statistics

Rivera was a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 21 November 2010, the former municipalities of Bironico, Camignolo, Medeglia, Rivera and Sigirino merged into the new municipality of Monteceneri.^[1]

1. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010