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

[2] During the Middle Ages the village of Carona and the hamlet of Ciona formed a Kastlanei of the Bishop of Como.

During the Middle Ages, the Church of Santa Maria was built in the hamlet of Torello.

After 1349, the church was supported by a community of Augustinians Canons from the nearby monastery (built in 1217 by Guglielmo Della Torre).

For the village's loyalty to the Visconti and Guelph families, it received its coat of arms.

[2] The Carona romanesque village church of San Giorgio was first mentioned in 1425.

The Baroque pilgrimage church of Madonna d'Ongero was built in 1624, to the west of the village in the forest.

After centuries of decline, the population doubled in the 1970s and 80s, as new homes were built outside the historic core village.

There is a major swimming pool and sports center, that serve the surrounding communities.

Carona also features Parco San Grato, a park with views over Lake Lugano and a collection of azaleas, rhododendrons and conifers.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (69.8%), with German being second most common (21.0%) and English being third (4.0%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Carona is; 79 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 64 teenagers or 8.3% are between 10 and 19.

Giorgio e Andrea with a community center and the Complex of S. Maria Assunta di Torello are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The village of Carona and the settlements of Ciona and Torello are listed as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 232 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.9%.

[13] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 518 registered voters in Carona, of which 280 or 54.1% voted.

[3] There were 301 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.5% of the workforce.

[16] From the 2000 census[update], 402 or 59.0% were Roman Catholic, while 83 or 12.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two-year middle school followed by a two-year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four-year program to prepare for higher education.

The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields.