Introduction
Ticino (German Tessin), the most southerly of the Swiss cantons, takes its name from the River Ticino, a left-bank tributary of the Po, which rises on the Nufenen pass (Passo della Novena), flows through Lake Maggiore and joins the Po after a course of 248km/154mi.
The canton has an area of 2,811 sq. km/1,085 sq. mi and a population of some 250,000. Its capital is Bellinzona, situated near the junction of the roads from the St Gotthard and the San Bernardino pass. The canton's main sources of revenue are agriculture and tourism. In the past, many German-speaking Swiss and Germans from the Federal Republic have settled in the canton, particularly by the lakes, which has led to a considerable change in the population
structure. The indigenous population is almost exclusively Italian-speaking, but with a local dialect.
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