Cevio

Cevio is the capital of the district Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 22 October 2006, Cevio became bigger when it came together with the villages of Bignasco and Cavergno. Both were municipalities of Ticino before this coming together.

Cevio
Municipality
Cevio
Coat of arms
Location of Cevio
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Coordinates: 46°19′N 8°36′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Vallemaggia
Government
• Mayor	Pierluigi Martini
Area [1]
• Total	151.27 km2 (58.41 sq mi)
Elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	1,159
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6675
SFOS number	5310
Localities	Bignasco, Cavergno
Surrounded by	Bedretto, Bosco/Gurin, Brione (Verzasca), Campo (Vallemaggia), Cerentino, Formazza (IT-VB), Lavizzara, Linescio, Maggia
Website	www.cevio.ch SFSO statistics

Geography

Cevio is about 23 kilometres (14 miles) northwest of the city of Locarno in the upper Vallemaggia. Most of the area of the municipality, about 64 percent, is covered with trees. About 25 percent of the area has mountains. Only 5 percent of the langer is used for farming.

History

Cevio has been the main town of the district for a long time. In 1858, the municipality of Linescio broke off from it.

In the fall of 2006, the villages of Cavergno and Bignasco were put into the municipality, even though Bignasco did not want to do so.

Languages

The inhabitants of Cevio speak using a language that is different from the Italian.