There are 100 municipalities in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, (). Municipalities (comuni) are grouped in circles (circoli) which are part of districts (distretti).
List
Acquarossa Agno Airolo Alto Malcantone Aranno Arbedo-Castione Arogno Ascona Avegno Gordevio Balerna Bedano Bedretto Bellinzona Biasca Bioggio Bissone Blenio Bosco/Gurin Breggia Brione sopra Minusio Brissago Brusino Arsizio Cademario Cadempino Cadenazzo Campo (Vallemaggia) Canobbio Capriasca Caslano Castel San Pietro Centovalli Cerentino Cevio Chiasso Coldrerio Collina d'Oro Comano Cugnasco-Gerra Cureglia Dalpe Faido Gambarogno Gordola Grancia Gravesano Isone Lamone Lavertezzo Lavizzara Lema Linescio Locarno Losone Lugano Lumino Maggia Magliaso Manno Massagno Melide Mendrisio Mergoscia Mezzovico-Vira Minusio Monteceneri Morbio Inferiore Morcote Muralto Muzzano Neggio Novazzano Onsernone Origlio Orselina Paradiso Personico Pollegio Ponte Capriasca Porza Prato (Leventina) Pura Quinto Riva San Vitale Riviera Ronco sopra Ascona Sant'Antonino Savosa Serravalle Sorengo Stabio Tenero-Contra Terre di Pedemonte Torricella-Taverne Tresa Vacallo Val Mara Vernate Verzasca Vezia Vico Morcote
Changes +Number of municipalities 01.01.1995 245 15.04.2001 243 15.10.2001 238 01.04.2004 204 14.03.2005 199 29.01.2006 196 22.10.2006 190 20.04.2008 181 05.04.2009 176 25.10.2009 169 25.04.2010 161 21.11.2010 157 01.04.2012 147 14.04.2013 135 10.04.2016 130 15.06.2021 108 In last centuries there were many changes (renaming, merges, splits) of municipalities. The following list enumerates all the changes, with the official (published) date (the new authorities are elected after some time, so sometime there are some other date). Changes from 25 June 1803:
Unknown - Niva and Cimalmotto merged in the new municipality of Campo (Vallemaggia). Unknown - Pontirone, Loderio and Biasca merged in the municipality of Biasca. 1830 - Prosito Lodrino merged in the municipality of Lodrino. 23 November 1831 - Pianezzo, Sant'Antonio and Vallemorobbia in Piano separated themselves from Vallemorobbia 1836 - Bottino and Ghirone merged in the municipality of Ghirone 9 May 1853 - Campello separated itself from Calpiogna 2 December 1867 - Vallemorobbia in Piano and Giubiasco merged in the municipality of Giubiasco. 24 January 1882 - Gresso separated itself from Vergeletto 1904 - Pambio and Noranco merged in the municipality of Pambio-Noranco 20 November 1907 - Carasso, Ravecchia, Daro and Bellinzona merged in the municipality of Bellinzona. 1925 - Bioggio, Biogno and Molino merged in the municipality of Bioggio 1925 -- Biogno Villaggio, Lucino and Breganzona merged in the municipality of Breganzona 15 November 1927 - Grumo and Torre merged in the municipality of Torre. 8 May 1928 - Solduno and Locarno merged in the municipality of Locarno. 12 July 1929 - Calprino is renamed Paradiso. 12 July 1929 - Casenzano and Vairano merged in the municipality of San Nazzaro. 10 June 1936 - Mogno and Fusio merged in the municipality of Fusio. 15 October 1956 - Colla, Isone, Piandera, Scareglia and Signôra merged in the new municipality of Valcolla 14 December 1971 - Lugano, Castagnola and Brè-Aldesago merged in the municipality of Lugano 6 March 1972 - Rasa and Intragna merged in the municipality of Intragna 26 November 1974 - Biogno-Beride and Croglio-Castelrotto merged in the new municipality of Croglio 26 November 1974 - Campestro and Tesserete merged in the municipality of Tesserete 24 November 1975 - Pedrinate and Chiasso merged in the municipality of Chiasso 27 June 1994 - Crana, Comologno and Russo merged in the new municipality of Onsernone 6 June 2000 - Tesserete, Cagiallo, Sala Capriasca, Lopagno, Roveredo Capriasca and Vaglio merged in the new municipality of Capriasca. 21 January 2001 - Auressio, Berzona and Loco merged in the new municipality of Isorno 8 October 2003 - Mendrisio and Salorino are merged in the municipality of Mendrisio. 8 October 2003 - Aurigeno, Coglio, Giumaglio, Lodano, Maggia, Mogheno and Someo merged in the municipality of Maggia. 8 October 2003 - Broglio, Brontallo, Fusio, Menzonio, Peccia and Prato-Sornico merged in the new municipality of Lavizzara. 8 October 2003 - Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta, Ponto Valentino and Prugiasco merged in the municipality of Acquarossa. 3 November 2003 - Agra, Gentilino and Montagnola are merged in the new municipality of Collina d'Oro. 3 November 2003 - Bioggio, Bosco Luganese and Cimo merged in the municipality of Bioggio. 24 November 2003 - Casima, Castel San Pietro, Monte and Campora (part of Caneggio) are merged in the municipality of Castel San Pietro. 24 November 2003 - Breganzona, Lugano, Pambio-Noranco and Pazzallo merged in the municipality of Lugano. 24 November 2003- Cureggia, Davesco-Soragno, Gandria, Lugano, Pregassona and Viganello merged in the municipality of Lugano. 20 November 2004 - Arosio, Breno, Fescoggia, Mugena e Vezio merged in the new municipality of Alto Malcantone. 30 November 2004 - Cadenazzo and Robasacco merged in the municipality of Cadenazzo. 26 January 2006 - Faido, Calonico, Chiggiogna and Rossura merged in the new municipality of Faido. 22 October 2006 - Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone, Olivone and Torre merged in the new municipality of Blenio. 22 October 2006 - Cevio, Bignasco and Cavergno merged in the municipality of Cevio. 20 April 2008 - Cugnasco and Gerra (Verzasca) merged in the new municipality of Cugnasco-Gerra. 20 April 2008 - Avegno and Gordevio merged in the new municipality of Avegno Gordevio. 20 April 2008 - Bidogno, Corticiasca, Lugaggia and Capriasca merged in the new municipality of Capriasca. 20 April 2008 - Iseo and Bioggio merged in the municipality of Bioggio. 20 April 2008 - Barbengo, Carabbia, Villa Luganese and Lugano merged in the municipality of Lugano. 5 April 2009 - Mendrisio, Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Rancate and Tremona merged in the municipality of Mendrisio. 25 October 2009 - Borgnone, Intragna and Palagnedra merged in the new municipality of Centovalli. 25 October 2009 - Bruzella, Cabbio, Caneggio, Morbio Superiore, Muggio and Sagno merged in the new municipality of Breggia. 25 April 2010 - Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno. 21 November 2010 - Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged in the new municipality of Monteceneri. 1 April 2012 - Ludiano, Malvaglia and Semione merged in the new municipality of Serravalle. 1 April 2012 - Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico, Faido, Mairengo and Osco merged in the municipality of Faido. 1 April 2012 - Carabietta and Collina d'Oro merged in the municipality of Collina d'Oro. 14 April 2013 - Cavigliano, Tegna and Verscio merged in the new municipality of Terre di Pedemonte. 14 April 2013 - Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Lugano, Sonvico and Valcolla merged in the municipality of Lugano. 14 April 2013 - Besazio, Ligornetto, Mendrisio and Meride merged in the municipality of Mendrisio. 10 April 2016 - Faido and Sobrio merged in the municipality of Faido. 10 April 2016 - Gresso, Isorno, Mosogno, Onsernone and Vergeletto merged in the municipality of Onsernone. 2 April 2017 - Cresciano, Iragna, Lodrino and Osogna merged into a newly created municipality of Riviera. 2 April 2017 - Bellinzona, Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona. 18 October 2020 - Brione (Verzasca), Corippo, Frasco, Sonogno and Vogorno merged into a newly created municipality of Verzasca. 18 April 2021 - Croglio, Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Sessa merged into a newly created municipality of Tresa 10 April 2022 - Maroggia, Melano and Rovio merged into a newly created municipality of Val Mara 6 April 2025 - Astano, Bedigliora, Curio, Miglieglia and Novaggio merged into a newly created municipality of Lema 6 April 2025 - Prato Leventina and Quinto merged into the municipality of Quinto 6 April 2025 - Bodio and Giornico merged into the municipality of Giornico
Planned Bosco/Gurin, Campo (Vallemaggia), Cerentino, Cevio and Linescio to merge into the municipality of Cevio-Rovana Morcote and Vico Morcote to merge Aranno, Bioggio, Neggio and Vernate to merge
Balerna, Breggia, Chiasso, Morbio Inferiore and Vacallo to merge Lavertezzo and Locarno to merge
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References
Official list of municipalities, circles and districts of Ticino