Ticino
(Reguidit frae Canton o Ticino)
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This airticle is aboot the Swiss canton. For ither uisses, see Ticino (disambiguation).
Repubblica e Cantone Ticino | ||
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![]() Location in Swisserland | ||
Coordinates: 46°19′N 8°49′E / 46.317°N 8.817°ECoordinates: 46°19′N 8°49′E / 46.317°N 8.817°E | ||
Caipital | Bellinzona | |
Lairgest Ceety | Lugano | |
Subdivisions | 157 municipalities, 8 districts | |
Govrenment | ||
• Executive | Executive Cooncil (5) | |
• Legislative | Grand Cooncil (90) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 2,812.21 km2 (1,085.80 sq mi) | |
Population (12/2015)[2] | ||
• Tot | 351,946 | |
• Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
ISO 3166 code | CH-TI | |
Heichest point | 3,402 m (11,161 ft): Adula (Rheinwaldhorn) | |
Lawest point | 195 m (640 ft): Loch Maggiore | |
Joined | 1803 | |
Languages | Italian | |
Wabsteid | TI.ch |
The Republic an Canton o Ticino or Ticino (Italian: Canton Ticino [kanˈton tiˈtʃiːno]; German: Tessin [tɛˈsiːn]; see an aw in ither leids) is the soothmaist canton o Swisserland. Ticino borders the Canton o Uri tae the north, Valais tae the wast (throu the Novena Pass), Graubünden tae the northeast, Italy's regions o Piemont an Lombardy tae the sooth an it surroonds the smaw Italian exclave o Campione d'Italia.
Namit efter the Ticino river, it is the anerly canton whaur Italian is the sole offeecial leid an represents the bulk o the Italian-speakin aurie o Swisserland alang wi the soothren sections o Graubünden.
Notes an references[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016
Bibliografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Marcello Sorce Keller,“Canton Ticino: una identità musicale?”, Cenobio, LII(2003), Apryle–Juin, pp. 171–184; an aa later published in Bulletin – Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Musikethnologie und Gesellschaft für die Volksmusik in der Schweiz, October 2005, pp. 30–37.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Canton of Ticino. |
- Cantone Ticino (in Italian) offeecial steid
- Ticino Tourism, offeecial wabsteid o tourism office
- Offeecial statistics