Locarno district

Locarno district

Basic data
Country:	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Ticino Ticino (TI)
Main town :	Locarno
FSO number :	2104
Area :	550.57 km²
Height range :	193–2862 m above sea level M.
Residents:	64,075 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	116 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Locarno ( Italian Distretto di Locarno , colloquially Locarnese , formerly Landvogtei Luggarus ) is a district of the Swiss canton of Ticino . The main town is Locarno .

The district is divided into the seven circles (circoli)

with a total of 23 communities.

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²	circle
	Gambarogno	5192	51.79	100	Gambarogno
	Ascona	5481	4.95	1107	Isolates
	Brissago	1737	17.89	97	Isolates
	Losone	6701	9.26	724	Isolates
	Ronco sopra Ascona	587	5.00	117	Isolates
	Locarno	15,826	18.69	847	Locarno
	Muralto	2682	0.59	4546	Locarno
	Orselina	727	1.94	375	Locarno
	Centovalli	1147	53.39	21st	Melezza
	Terre di Pedemonte	2589	11.59	223	Melezza
	Brione sopra Minusio	485	3.82	127	Navegna
	Cugnasco-Gerra	2861	35.82	80	Navegna
	Gordola	4698	6.95	676	Navegna
	Mergoscia	213	12.15	18th	Navegna
	Minusio	7302	5.86	1246	Navegna
	Tenero-Contra	3194	3.69	866	Navegna
	Onsernone	682	105.39	6th	Onsernone
	Brione (Verzasca)	177	48.51	4th	Verzasca
	Corippo	11	7.73	1	Verzasca
	Frasco	112	25.95	4th	Verzasca
	Lavertezzo	1303	58.17	22nd	Verzasca
	Sonogno	86	37.53	2	Verzasca
	Vogorno	282	23.90	12	Verzasca
Total (23)		64,075	550.57	116	(7)

Changes in the community

Parishes until 1821
Parishes until 1851
Municipalities until 1863
Parishes until 1880
Municipalities until 1881
Municipalities until 1904
Municipalities until 1928
Municipalities until 1929
Municipalities until 1971
Municipalities until 1994
Municipalities until 2001
Municipalities until 2008
Municipalities until 2009
Municipalities until 2010
Municipalities until 2013
Municipalities until 2016

January 1, 1822: Vogorno → Vogorno and Corippo split

January 1, 1852: Division of Centovalli → Borgnone and Palagnedra

January 1, 1852: Division of Frasco-Sonogno → Frasco and Sonogno

January 1, 1852: Division of Brione-Gerra → Brione (Verzasca) and Gerra (Verzasca)

January 1, 1864: Split from Vira (Gambarogno) → Magadino

January 1, 1864: Split from Palagnedra → Rasa

January 1, 1881: Split from Orselina → Muralto

January 24, 1882: Spin-off from Vergeletto → Gresso

June 9th, 1904: Change of district of Tegna , Verscio and Cavigliano from the district of Locarno → district of Melezza

June 9, 1904: Change of district of Losone from Melezza district → Isole district

May 8, 1928: Merger of Solduno and Locarno → Locarno

January 1, 1930: Merger of Casenzano and Vairano → San Nazzaro

January 1, 1972: Merger of Rasa and Intragna → Intragna

January 1, 1995: Merger of Crana , Russo and Comologno → Onsernone

April 13, 2001: Merger Auressio , Berzona and Loco → Isorno

April 20, 2008: Merger of Cugnasco and Gerra (Verzasca) → Cugnasco-Gerra

October 25, 2009: merger of Borgnone , Intragna and Palagnedra → Centovalli

April 25, 2010: Fusion Caviano , Contone , Gerra (Gambarogno) , Indemini , Magadino , Piazzogna , San Nazzaro , Sant'Abbondio and Vira (Gambarogno) → Gambarogno

April 14, 2013: Fusion Cavigliano , Tegna and Verscio → Terre di Pedemonte

April 10, 2016: Fusion of Gresso , Isorno , Mosogno , Onsernone and Vergeletto → Onsernone

Web links

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Rodolfo Huber: Locarno (Pieve, Vogtei, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .
↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.

[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 .

[Generalisierte_Grenzen_2020-2] Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.