Bosco/Gurin

Bosco/Gurin
Municipality
Coat of arms of Bosco/Gurin
Coat of arms
Location of Bosco/Gurin
Map
Bosco/Gurin is located in Switzerland
Bosco/Gurin
Bosco/Gurin
Bosco/Gurin is located in Canton of Ticino
Bosco/Gurin
Bosco/Gurin
Coordinates: 46°19′N 8°30′E / 46.317°N 8.500°E / 46.317; 8.500
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictVallemaggia
Government
 • MayorSindaco
Alberto Tomamichel
Area
[1]
 • Total
22.06 km2 (8.52 sq mi)
Elevation
1,504 m (4,934 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
46
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6685
SFOS number5304
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byCampo, Cerentino, Cevio, Formazza (IT-VB), Premia (IT-VB)
Websitewww.bosco-gurin.ch
SFSO statistics

Bosco/Gurin (locally [ˌbosko ɡuˈrin], Walser German: Gurin / Guryn, Lombard: Bosch / Gürin) is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is near the end of the valley of Bosco Gurin, near the Italian border. Despite the overall prominence of Italian in Ticino, the small municipality of Bosco/Gurin is historically German-speaking.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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