22.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 2.3% is unproductive vegetation and . The municipality is located in the Lugano district, on a hill north of Lugano. It includes the village of Canobbio and the settlement of Conago. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a hemp plant argent seeded or. Demographics Canobbio has a population () of . , 18.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 4.3%. Most of the population () speaks Italian (88.6%), with German being second most common (4.3%) and French being third (1.3%). Of the Swiss national languages (), 78 speak German, 24 people speak French, 1,617 people speak Italian, and 4 people speak Romansh. The remainder (102 people) speak another language. , the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The population was made up of 720 Swiss men (37.7% of the population), and 199 (10.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 827 Swiss women (43.3%), and 163 (8.5%) non-Swiss women. In there were 13 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 8 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 5 while the foreign population increased by 4. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 14 non-Swiss men and 13 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 17 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 14 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.7%. The age distribution, , in Canobbio is; 189 children or 9.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 199 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 187 people or 9.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 289 people or 15.1% are between 30 and 39, 331 people or 17.3% are between 40 and 49, and 239 people or 12.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 218 people or 11.4% of the