Coat of arms of Ticino canton, Switzerland

Ticino

(Ticino · Ticino · Tessí)

Canton · Administrative region

Capital: Bellinzona

426 604
Population
2 812 km²
Area
8
Districts
Official language: Italian

Cities & Towns

Top 917 places

Ticino covers 2 812 km² , divided into 8 districts, with Bellinzona as its capital city. Around 426 604 people live here, giving a population density of 152 per km² The largest city is Lugano, with 67 000 residents. Click a district on the map to open its page.

Maps & Downloads

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Ticino canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

Ticino canton map with district boundaries, Switzerland

Canton boundary with all district borders

Switzerland map with Ticino canton highlighted

Switzerland map with Ticino canton highlighted

All 26 cantons, this one highlighted

Ticino canton outline map, Switzerland

Ticino canton outline map, Switzerland

Clean solid-fill outline shape

Districts

8 districts

Ticino is split into 8 districts. The largest is Distretto di Locarno at 592 km², and the smallest is Distretto di Mendrisio at 103 km² Distretto di Lugano has the highest building count in OSM, with 70 139 recorded structures.

District Population Area (km²) Buildings Postcodes
Distretto di Locarno 69 615 592 43 720 51 Open
Distretto di Vallemaggia 8 677 569 12 961 15 Open
Distretto di Leventina 10 189 480 13 650 22 Open
Distretto di Blenio 5 290 360 13 105 12 Open
Distretto di Lugano 182 541 336 70 139 95 Open
Distretto di Bellinzona 79 478 226 25 960 24 Open
Distretto di Riviera 10 296 146 8 589 6 Open
Distretto di Mendrisio 60 518 103 26 068 27 Open

Postcodes

235 postcode areas

Ticino has 235 postcode areas, covering roughly 9 604 km² and 518 052 mapped buildings. Postcodes in Ticino start with 6 / 4 (covering 6xxx, 4xxx), placing the canton in these Swiss postal zones. The most built-up postcode is 6900, with around 3 605 buildings. The map shades each postcode area by code number, so you can see at a glance how the Ticino postal zones are laid out geographically.

235
Total postcodes
518 052
Buildings
9 604 km²
Total area
675
Avg. buildings
12.5 km²
Avg. area
3 104
Cities covered
2
Prefix zones
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Postcodes by building count

# Code Name Buildings Population Area km²
1 n/a 3 605 22 983 9.38
2 n/a 2 992 3 980 10.74
3 n/a 2 648 13 870 11.08
4 n/a 2 428 3 556 8.72
5 n/a 2 402 11 859 10.84
6 n/a 2 385 2 938 59.17
7 n/a 2 141 2 275 6.14
8 n/a 1 901 7 452 14.11
9 n/a 1 836 8 569 12.95
10 n/a 1 742 3 625 9.26
11 n/a 1 638 5 706 8.83
12 n/a 1 637 4 407 4.57
13 n/a 1 502 814 94.3
14 n/a 1 454 1 681 4.66
15 n/a 1 361 410 105.36
16 n/a 1 327 4 149 23.75
17 n/a 1 245 3 368 3.02
18 n/a 1 224 905 24.16
19 n/a 1 216 477 18.51
20 n/a 1 190 7 860 21.21

Postal services in Ticino

Ticino has 2206 mapped postal facilities: 419 post offices, 1754 post boxes, 33 parcel lockers. Swiss Post runs a wide network of branches and automated MyPost 24 parcel lockers across the canton.

6460 Altdorf UR 1 · 6460 Altdorf UR
6500 Bellinzona
6513 Monte Carasso
6659 Camedo
6718 Olivone
6747 Chironico
6748 Anzonico
6815 Melide · 6815 Melide
6914 Carona
6950 Tesserete
Agenzia Postale
Agenzia postale · 6705 Cresciano

Transport

60 lines, 148 routes

Click a route on the map to see its details.

By mode

bus 55 lines
aerialway 5 lines

Network overview

Lines 60
Routes 148
Total network length 1828.5 km
Operators 14
Longest line 1524: 404.2 km
Most stops 214: 68 stops

Ticino has 1828.5 km of public transport routes across 60 lines and 148 services, run by 14 operators.

Full transport breakdown

Population and Building Density

by municipality (Gemeinde borders)

Summary

Hover over a municipality to see its figures.

Public Holidays

30 holidays in 2026 & 2027

Ticino observes 15 public holidays in 2026. Alongside the Swiss national holidays, Ticino has 11 canton-specific holidays.

Date Holiday Day Scope
01.01.2026 New Year's Day Thursday National
06.01.2026 Epiphany Tuesday Canton
19.03.2026 Saint Joseph's Day Thursday Canton
06.04.2026 Easter Monday Monday Canton
01.05.2026 Labor Day Friday Canton
14.05.2026 Ascension Day Thursday National
25.05.2026 Whit Monday Monday Canton
04.06.2026 Corpus Christi Thursday Canton
29.06.2026 Saints Peter and Paul Monday Canton
01.08.2026 National Day Saturday National
15.08.2026 Assumption Day Saturday Canton
01.11.2026 All Saints' Day Sunday Canton
08.12.2026 Immaculate Conception Tuesday Canton
25.12.2026 Christmas Day Friday National
26.12.2026 Saint Stephen's Day Saturday Canton

Heraldry

Official heraldry, free to download

These are the official heraldic symbols of Ticino. The images come from Wikimedia Commons and can be downloaded below in SVG (scales to any size) or PNG (600 x 600 px).

Questions about Ticino

Quick answers
What is the capital city of Ticino?

The capital of Ticino is Bellinzona, with around 43 785 residents.

How many people live in Ticino?

Around 426 604 people call Ticino home, spread across 2 812 km².

How big is Ticino?

Ticino takes up 2 812 km², which is roughly 1 086 square miles.

Is Ticino a canton or a city?

Ticino is a canton, one of 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation. Each one has its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts. Its administrative capital is Bellinzona.

What language is spoken in Ticino?

The official language of Ticino is Italian.

How many districts does Ticino have?

Ticino is divided into 8 districts (Bezirke). These include Distretto di Locarno, Distretto di Vallemaggia, Distretto di Leventina, Distretto di Blenio, Distretto di Lugano and 3 more , each forming a second-level administrative subdivision of the canton.

What postal codes does Ticino use?

Ticino uses 235 postal code areas. Swiss codes are always 4 digits long. Codes here start with 6, 4.