Bellinzona

Bellinzona
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Bellinzona
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Coordinates: 46°12′N 9°01′E / 46.200°N 9.017°E / 46.200; 9.017
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Bellinzona
Government
• Mayor	Mario Branda
Area [1]
• Total	164.96 km2 (63.69 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	43,220
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6500
SFOS number	5002
Localities	Artore, Carasso, Daro, Ravecchia, Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina
Surrounded by	Arbedo-Castione, Giubiasco, Gorduno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Sant'Antonio
Website	www.bellinzona.ch SFSO statistics

Bellinzona ([bɛllin'dzoːna] in French Bellinzone [bɛlɛ̃'zon] and Bilitio [bi'litsjo] in Latin) is the capital of the Swiss Canton of Ticino. Its German name Bellenz ['belents] is no longer in use. With about 17.300 people living there, it is the second biggest city of the canton (after Lugano, with about 52.000 people).

On 2 April 2017 the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona.

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  Castel Grande in Bellinzona
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  The old town of Bellinzona; with the church

Bellinzona travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Bellinzona at Wikimedia Commons

• Bellinzona official website (in Italian)
• Rabadan carnival
• UNESCO