Bellinzona
capital of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Summary
Bellinzona is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Bellinzona ranks in the top 1% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,993 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bellinzona Subdistrict[4], Canton of Ticino[5]
- Country: Switzerland[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ticino[7]
- Instance of: cantonal capital of Switzerland[8], city of Switzerland[9]
- Official language: Italian[10]
- Shares border with: Arbedo-Castione[11], Roveredo[12], San Nazzaro Val Cavargna[13], Cavargna[14], Ponte Capriasca[15], Isone[16], Cadenazzo[17], Cugnasco-Gerra[18], Vogorno[19], Lavertezzo[20], Riviera[21], San Vittore[22], Lumino[23], Sant'Antonino[24]
- Postal code: 6500[25], 6501[26], 6503[27]
- Commons category: Bellinzona[28]
- Licence plate code: TI[29]
- Patron saint: Saint Peter[30]
- Local dialing code: 091[31]
- Archives at: Municipal archive of Bellinzona[32], State Archives of the Canton of Ticino[33]
- Official website: https://www.bellinzona.ch[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bellinzona[35]
- Commons gallery: Bellinzona[36]
- Population: 43,181[37], 32,438[38], 32,519[39], 32,468[40], 32,476[41], 32,569[42], 32,893[43], 32,940[44], 33,073[45], 33,375[46], 33,753[47], 34,344[48], 34,749[49], 35,158[50]
Why It Matters
Bellinzona has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Bellinzona is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]