Melezza district
| Melezza | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country: |
 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Ticino Ticino (TI)
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| District : | Locarno |
| Main town : | Verscio |
| Surface: | 64.98 km² |
| Residents: | 3736 December 31, 2018 |
| Population density : | 57 inhabitants per km² |
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The county Melezza together with the circles Gambarogno , Isole , Locarno , Navegna , Onsernone and Verzasca the district of Locarno in the Swiss Canton of Ticino . The seat of the district office is in Verscio .
geography
The Melezza district includes the middle and lower part of the Melezza valley , thus the Centovalli and Pedemonte regions .
Communities
The district consists of the following municipalities:
| coat of arms | Name of the parish | Resident December 31, 2018 |
Area in km² |
BFS no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Centovalli | 1147 | 53.39 | 5397 |
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Terre di Pedemonte | 2589 | 11.59 | 5396 |
Community merger
In 2011, the three municipalities of the Pedemonte, Cavigliano, Tegna and Verscio region decided to merge into the new municipality of Terre di Pedemonte in the second attempt . A first attempt failed in a consultative referendum in 2002. The merger took place in the course of 2013 after the election of the new municipal council on April 14, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.
- ↑ Source: Official results of the consultative vote on the municipal merger of September 25, 2011 (PDF; 43 kB)
Districts of the Locarno district