▁or ▁small ▁clusters ▁of ▁trees . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁land , ▁ 7 . 9 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁growing ▁cro ps , ▁while ▁ 4 . 3 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁orch ards ▁or ▁v ine ▁cro ps ▁and ▁ 1 8 . 4 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁al pine ▁past ures . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁is ▁flow ing ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁M end ris io ▁district , ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ▁border . ▁ ▁Since ▁Ped r inate ▁merged ▁into ▁Chi asso ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁sou ther ly ▁municipality ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁bla zon ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁Argent ▁l ion ▁pass ant ▁holding ▁a ▁letter ▁C ▁g ules ▁standing ▁on ▁a ▁carriage ▁entrance ▁azure . ▁ ▁The ▁carriage ▁entrance ▁refers ▁to ▁Chi asso ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁road ▁coming ▁from ▁Como ▁and ▁giving ▁access ▁to ▁several ▁places ▁from ▁Chi asso ." ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁Chi asso ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁() ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁, ▁ 3 6 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁resident ▁foreign ▁national s . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁changed ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁- 2 . 8 %. ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁() ▁speak s ▁Italian ▁( 9 1 . 3 % ), ▁with ▁German ▁being