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

The prayer house of S. Maria ed Elisabetta or della Visitazione was built in 1670.

The decline of agriculture and the urbanization of the villages surrounding Lugano, since the beginning of the 20th century, have depopulated the town.

[4] The former municipality is located in the Lugano district, on the left slope of the upper Val Colla at an elevation of 1,100 m (3,600 ft).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Per cevron reaching the chief azure and argent overall two towers gules.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (85.0%), with German being second most common (10.0%) and French being third (2.0%).

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1 people.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Cimadera is; 7 children or 5.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 8 teenagers or 6.2% are between 10 and 19.

[3] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2] The entire village of Cimadera is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[11] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.19% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 63 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.2%.

[12] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 121 registered voters in Cimadera, of which 81 or 66.9% voted.

[3] There were 38 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.8% of the workforce.

[3] From the 2000 census[update], 79 or 79.0% were Roman Catholic, while 9 or 9.0% 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 upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college.

In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student).