Ticino metropolitan region
The metropolitan area Ticino (Swiss, also metropolitan area Ticino or metropolitan region Ticino , Italian "Città Ticino" ) is the smallest of the five metropolitan regions in Switzerland in terms of population and area . With the new spatial concept with only three metropolitan areas in Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office downgraded it to a multipolar agglomeration system. It is the neighboring agglomeration of “Grande Milano”, the metropolitan region of Milan , which with around 5,000,000 inhabitants is one of the largest agglomerations in Europe. The multipolar agglomeration system of Ticino comprises southern Ticino and part of the province of Como (IT). Around 530,000 people live in an area of 731 km². This corresponds to a population density of around 750 inh / km².
geography
In the current definition, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office includes the Swiss agglomerations Locarno , Lugano and Bellinzona as well as the Swiss-Italian border area Como - Chiasso - Mendrisio as part of this multipolar agglomeration system . Most of the settlements are on Lake Como , Lake Lugano and Lake Maggiore . In addition to the built-up area and the bodies of water, there are numerous fertile arable soils, for example in the Magadino plain .
The definition of the agglomerations is intended as a dynamic spatial concept and is revised every ten years in accordance with the results of the federal census. The last update was in 2000. The delimitation of agglomerations and metropolitan areas by the Federal Statistical Office has no legally binding force.
population
With around 530,000 inhabitants, this agglomeration is the economic center of the canton of Ticino and also of northern Lombardy . The population consists of approximately half of Swiss and half of Italians. Italian is spoken almost exclusively.
Biggest cities
| place | Residents |
|---|---|
| Como (IT) | 85.915 |
| Lugano | 63,185 |
| Bellinzona | 43'220 |
| Locarno | 15,826 |
See also
- Regio Insubrica , a current economic and transport policy category
literature
- Ticino could be the third pole in Switzerland. New transport connections are changing the geopolitical situation of Ticino. NZZ , April 2, 2018, by Paul Schneeberger
Individual evidence
- ^ Schuler Martin, Joye Dominique, Dessemontet Pierre; Federal population census 2000. The spatial structures of Switzerland, FSO, Neuchâtel 2005.
