Bellinzona district

Bellinzona district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Ticino (TI)
Main town :	Bellinzona
FSO number :	2101
Area :	226.33  km²
Height range :	199–2725 m above sea level M.
Residents:	55,711 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	246 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Bellinzona ( Italian Distretto di Bellinzona, formerly Landvogtei Bellenz ) is a district of the Swiss canton of Ticino . The main town is Bellinzona .

Counties and parishes

The district is divided into three circles (circoli)

• Arbedo-Castione
• Bellinzona
• Sant'Antonino .

These districts comprise a total of six municipalities.

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²	circle
	Arbedo-Castione	5103	21.39	239	Arbedo-Castione
	Lumino	1513	10.10	150	Arbedo-Castione
	Bellinzona	43'220	164.20	263	Bellinzona
	Cadenazzo	2952	8.38	352	Sant'Antonino
	Isone	398	12.83	31	Sant'Antonino
	Sant'Antonino	2525	6.55	385	Sant'Antonino
Total (6)		55,711	226.33	246	(3)

Communances

The only remaining commune of the Bellinzona district is the commune of Medeglia-Cadenazzo (FSO No. 5391). Until March 2005 it was called Kommunanz Medeglia-Robasacco and until December 31, 2003 it had FSO no. 5020

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 2005

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  Municipalities until 2010

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  Municipalities until 2017

• 1821: Merger of Arbedo and Castione → Arbedo-Castione

• November 23, 1831: Vallemorobbia → Pianezzo , Sant'Antonio and Vallemorobbia in piano

• December 2, 1867: Giubiasco and Valle Morobbia merged into Piano → Giubiasco

• November 18-20 , 1907: Fusion of Bellinzona , Carasso , Daro and Ravecchia → Bellinzona

• March 13, 2005: Merger of Cadenazzo and Robasacco → Cadenazzo

• November 21, 2010: Fusion of Bironico , Camignolo , Medeglia , Rivera and Sigirino → Monteceneri

• April 2, 2017: Fusion of Bellinzona , Camorino , Claro , Giubiasco , Gnosca , Gorduno , Gudo , Moleno , Monte Carasso , Pianezzo , Preonzo , Sant'Antonio and Sementina → Bellinzona

Web links

Commons : Bellinzona district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Giuseppe Chiesi, Pablo Crivelli: Bellinzona (Pieve, Vogtei, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.