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Distretto di Locarno
TicinoDistretto di Locarno is one of 8 districts of the canton of Ticino and comprises 19 municipalities with 64'151 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Locarno
16'463Residents
Minusio
7'273Residents
Losone
6'780Residents
Ascona
5'290Residents
Gambarogno
4'977Residents
Gordola
4'877Residents
Tenero-Contra
3'417Residents
Cugnasco-Gerra
2'838Residents
Terre di Pedemonte
2'646Residents
Muralto
2'513Residents
Brissago
1'577Residents
Lavertezzo
1'235Residents
Centovalli
1'049Residents
Verzasca
749Residents
Orselina
682Residents
Onsernone
643Residents
Ronco sopra Ascona
516Residents
Brione sopra Minusio
432Residents
Mergoscia
194Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Distretto di Locarno
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
58.6% YesNo 41.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
14.5% YesNo 85.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesFDP20.3% · strongest party
FDP20.3%
Mitte18.0%
SVP14.8%
SP13.9%
Lega11.7%
GRÜNE10.7%
Übrige8.9%
GLP1.7%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Ascona
75 %
median of its municipalities
88 %
Lavertezzo
100 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 75 % % in Ascona to 100 % % in Lavertezzo (median 88 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.3 % in Ascona to 15 % in Lavertezzo (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.06 %
Dwellings
60'657
Avg. rooms
3.2
Built before 1946
22.5%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
−183 −0.3%
births
359
deaths
740
net migration
+174
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
34'531
Workplaces
6'602
Services share
77.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 507 (1.5%) · Secondary 7'356 (21.3%) · Tertiary 26'637 (77.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
155
Organic share
18.1 %
Farmland
1'609 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
7.7 °C
Precipitation
1'974 mm
Elevation
193–2'858 m
Flat share
12.2%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
653 GWh
Electricity
28.8 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
61 min
Road to centre
48 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.876–29.232 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Distretto di Locarno rank
sum of its municipalities6516Cugnasco6571Indemini6572Quartino6573Magadino6574Vira (Gambarogno)6575S. Nazzaro6576Gerra (Gambarogno)6577Ranzo6578Caviano6579Piazzogna6593Cadenazzo×26594Contone6595Riazzino6596Gordola6597Agarone6598Tenero6600Locarno +16605Locarno6612Ascona6613Porto Ronco6614Brissago6616Losone6618Arcegno6622Ronco sopra Ascona6631Corippo6632Vogorno6633Lavertezzo6634Brione (Verzasca)6635Gerra (Verzasca)6636Frasco6637Sonogno6644Orselina6645Brione sopra Minusio6646Contra6647Mergoscia6648Minusio6652Tegna6653Verscio6654Cavigliano6655Intragna6656Golino6657Palagnedra6658Borgnone6659Camedo6661Loco
1 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AgaroneArcegnoAsconaAuressioBerzonaBorgnoneBrione (Verzasca)Brione sopra MinusioBrissagoCadenazzoCamedoCavianoCaviglianoComolognoContoneContraCorippoCranaCugnascoFrascoGerra (Gambarogno)Gerra (Verzasca)GolinoGordolaGressoIndeminiIntragnaIsole di BrissagoLavertezzoLocarnoLocoLosoneMagadinoMergosciaMinusioMonetoMosognoMuraltoOrselinaPalagnedraPiazzognaPorto RoncoQuartinoRanzoRasaRiazzinoRonco sopra AsconaRussoS. NazzaroSoldunoSonognoSprugaTegnaTeneroVairanoVerdasioVergelettoVerscioVira (Gambarogno)Vogorno
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Distretto di Locarno?
- Distretto di Locarno comprises 19 municipalities: Locarno, Minusio, Losone, Ascona, Gambarogno, Gordola, Tenero-Contra, Cugnasco-Gerra, Terre di Pedemonte, Muralto, Brissago, Lavertezzo, Centovalli, Verzasca, Orselina, Onsernone, Ronco sopra Ascona, Brione sopra Minusio, Mergoscia. Together they have 64'151 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Distretto di Locarno in?
- Distretto di Locarno lies in the canton of Ticino, which is divided into 8 districts.
- How many people live in Distretto di Locarno?
- Distretto di Locarno has 64'151 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Locarno with 16'463.
- Does Distretto di Locarno have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Distretto di Locarno the municipal rate ranges from 75 % (Ascona) to 100 % (Lavertezzo).
- How did Distretto di Locarno vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Distretto di Locarno voted 52.4 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.