Leventina (district)

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District of Leventina in the canton Ticino
District of Leventina in the canton Ticino

Leventina is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The capital of the district is Faido but the largest town is Airolo at the beginning or at the end of the valley.

Situated to the north of the canton, its territory covers the area of the Ticino River as far south as Biasca, in particular the valleys of Val Bedretto and Valle Leventina.

Leventina is divided into four sub-districts, termed 'circles' (Italian: circoli), and a total area of 479.9 km² with a population of 10,173 as of December 2005. Its capital is the municipality (Italian: comune) of Faido.

[edit] Circles and municipalities

Circolo di Airolo
Coat of
arms		 Municipality Population
(Dec 2005)		 Area
km²
Airolo 2032 94.5
Bedretto 71 75.2
Total 2103 169.7
Circolo di Giornico
Coat of
arms		 Municipality Population
(Dec 2005)		 Area
km²
Anzonico 104 10.6
Bodio 1083 6.4
Cavagnago 93 6.7
Giornico 940 19.5
Personico 354 39.1
Pollegio 1051 5.9
Sobrio 77 6.4
Total 3702 94.6
Circolo di Faido
Coat of
arms		 Municipality Population
(Dec 2005)		 Area
km²
Calpiogna 35 3.3
Campello 59 4.0
Chironico 402 57.7
Faido 2026 25.5
Mairengo 451 6.6
Osco 116 11.9
Total 3089 109.0
Circolo di Quinto
Coat of
arms		 Municipality Population
(Dec 2005)		 Area
km²
Dalpe 165 14.5
Prato 433 16.9
Quinto 1085 75.2
Total 1683 106.6

[edit] References

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Districts of Canton Ticino
Coat of Arms of the Canton Ticino