Chironico

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Chironico

Total population

405

Elevation786 m

Land area57.7 km²

Coordinates46.42°, 8.84°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chironico is a former municipality located in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Mairengo and Osco.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-09-24

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-23

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-09-23

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-09-22

woodlouse ant

Myrmecina graminicola

Seen 2026-09-20

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-19

watermint

Mentha aquatica

Seen 2026-09-19

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers