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Canton of Ticino Map
Every district, city and town in the Canton of Ticino on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and districts above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a district to see its population, area and largest towns.
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Printable maps of the Canton of Ticino
Free to print for class and home: the Canton of Ticino with its cities and towns, a map of its districts, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
Canton of Ticino map with cities
Canton of Ticino districts map
Key facts
- Capital
- Bellinzona
- Largest city
- Lugano (63,691)
- Population
- 359,783 (2025)
- Area
- 2,741 km² (1,058 sq mi)
- Districts of the Canton of Ticino
- 8
- Most populous district
- Lugano (155,275)
- Largest district by area
- Vallemaggia, 569 km² (220 sq mi)
About the Canton of Ticino
The Canton of Ticino has 8 districts and about 359,783 people (2025) on 2,741 km² (1,058 sq mi). The capital is Bellinzona; the largest city is Lugano, with 63,691 people. It borders Uri, Graubünden, Valais and Italy.
Lugano is the most populous district (155,275 people) and Blenio the least (5,585); Vallemaggia is the largest by area (569 km²) and Mendrisio the smallest (101 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of Ticino
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 73 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | District | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lugano | Lugano | 63,691 |
| 2 | Bellinzona | Bellinzona | 45,828 |
| 3 | Locarno | Locarno | 16,463 |
| 4 | Mendrisio | Mendrisio | 15,076 |
| 5 | Chiasso | Mendrisio | 7,677 |
| 6 | Minusio | Locarno | 7,273 |
| 7 | Massagno | Lugano | 6,976 |
| 8 | Losone | Locarno | 6,780 |
| 9 | Capriasca | Lugano | 6,702 |
| 10 | Biasca | Riviera | 6,213 |
| 11 | Ascona | Locarno | 5,290 |
| 12 | Arbedo-Castione | Bellinzona | 5,211 |
| 13 | Gambarogno | Locarno | 4,977 |
| 14 | Collina d'Oro | Lugano | 4,932 |
| 15 | Gordola | Locarno | 4,877 |
| 16 | Paradiso | Lugano | 4,806 |
| 17 | Monteceneri | Lugano | 4,746 |
| 18 | Agno | Lugano | 4,582 |
| 19 | Stabio | Mendrisio | 4,518 |
| 20 | Morbio Inferiore | Mendrisio | 4,437 |
| 21 | Caslano | Lugano | 4,393 |
| 22 | Riviera | Riviera | 4,262 |
| 23 | Vacallo | Mendrisio | 3,511 |
| 24 | Tenero-Contra | Locarno | 3,417 |
| 25 | Balerna | Mendrisio | 3,415 |
Populations are the Federal Statistical Office's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; each district's figure is the sum of its municipalities, and the canton's (359,783) the sum of its districts.
Districts of the Canton of Ticino
All 8 districts. Select one to show it on the map.
| District | 58,952 | 226 | |
| District | 5,585 | 361 | |
| District | 8,742 | 480 | |
| District | 64,151 | 551 | |
| District | 155,275 | 308 | |
| District | 50,634 | 101 | |
| District | 10,475 | 146 | |
| District | 5,969 | 569 |
Quizzes and worksheets
Sources
- Districts, municipalities and cantons: swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, edition 2026-01 (the boundaries of 1 January 2026, with land and lake areas), data.geo.admin.ch.
- District names and the municipalities in each: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), official register of Swiss municipalities, state on 1 January 2026 (agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch).
- Populations: FSO, STATPOP, permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 by municipality (table px-x-0102010000_101), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026.
- National roads: Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), national road axes (ch.astra.nationalstrassenachsen), data.geo.admin.ch.
- Main roads, lakes, rivers and town locations: swisstopo, swissTLMRegio 2026.