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

[3] In the Middle Ages several institutions such as the monastery of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia, Como Cathedral, Disentis Abbey and the monastery of Agno possessed property or land in Pura.

[3] The village economy was based mainly on agriculture, livestock and the dairy industry.

Due to limited farming land many of the residents emigrated in the 19th century.

[3] Pura has an area, as of 1997[update], of 3.04 square kilometers (1.17 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Lugano district, on a terrace above the Magliasina, in the mid-Malcantone valley.

Pura lies nestled in chestnut tree covered slopes of the Malcantone region of Ticino.

Historically the village was covered in vineyards, although with very limited land available for building purposes coupled with the high cost of land has meant that over the years many of the vineyards have largely been built upon.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or two guns sable in slatire in chief a sieve and in base a horn both azure.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (74.1%), with German being second most common (18.0%) and French being third (3.4%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Pura is; 130 children or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 137 teenagers or 10.5% are between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The Shrine at Monti Mondin is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 26.85% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 432 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.3%.

[15] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 907 registered voters in Pura, of which 500 or 55.1% voted.

[8] There were 467 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.8% of the workforce.

[18] From the 2000 census[update], 743 or 71.4% were Roman Catholic, while 154 or 14.8% 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.