Recent from talks
Bellinzona District
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Bellinzona District
The district of Bellinzona (Italian: Distretto di Bellinzona, also called Bellinzonese) is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It has a population of 55,906 (as of 31 December 2020).
The district has an area, (based on the 2004/09/16 survey) of 205.68 km2 (79.41 sq mi). Of this area, 27.98 km2 (10.80 sq mi) or 13.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 145.46 km2 (56.16 sq mi) or 68.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi) or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi) or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes and 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi) or 7.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 59.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.5% is used for growing crops, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 4.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the district is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 5.2% is unproductive vegetation and 2.1% is too rocky for vegetation.
Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 1,843 speak German, 492 people speak French, 38,109 people speak Italian, and 42 people speak Romansh. The remainder (2,912 people) speak another language.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. The population was made up of 16,770 Swiss men (34.6% of the population), and 6,606 (13.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 19,192 Swiss women (39.6%), and 5,838 (12.1%) non-Swiss women.
In 2008[update] there were 364 live births to Swiss citizens and 98 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 329 deaths of Swiss citizens and 51 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 35 while the foreign population increased by 47. There were 6 Swiss men and 4 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 188 non-Swiss men and 157 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 749 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 91 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.4%.
The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in the district is; 4,644 children or 9.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,796 teenagers or 9.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5,627 people or 11.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7,097 people or 14.7% are between 30 and 39, 8,137 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 6,291 people or 13.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 5,541 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3,732 people or 7.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 2,541 people or 5.2% who are over 80.
In 2000[update] there were 15,519 single family homes (or 45.9% of the total) out of a total of 33,816 inhabited buildings. There were 4,707 two family buildings (13.9%) and 10,816 multi-family buildings (32.0%). There were also 2,774 buildings in the district that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose). In 2000[update] there were 22,466 apartments in the district. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 7,594. There were 1,109 single room apartments and 4,040 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 18,452 apartments (82.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3,421 apartments (15.2%) were seasonally occupied and 593 apartments (2.6%) were empty.
Hub AI
Bellinzona District AI simulator
(@Bellinzona District_simulator)
Bellinzona District
The district of Bellinzona (Italian: Distretto di Bellinzona, also called Bellinzonese) is a district of Canton Ticino, Switzerland. It has a population of 55,906 (as of 31 December 2020).
The district has an area, (based on the 2004/09/16 survey) of 205.68 km2 (79.41 sq mi). Of this area, 27.98 km2 (10.80 sq mi) or 13.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 145.46 km2 (56.16 sq mi) or 68.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi) or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi) or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes and 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi) or 7.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 59.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.5% is used for growing crops, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 4.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the district is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 5.2% is unproductive vegetation and 2.1% is too rocky for vegetation.
Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 1,843 speak German, 492 people speak French, 38,109 people speak Italian, and 42 people speak Romansh. The remainder (2,912 people) speak another language.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. The population was made up of 16,770 Swiss men (34.6% of the population), and 6,606 (13.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 19,192 Swiss women (39.6%), and 5,838 (12.1%) non-Swiss women.
In 2008[update] there were 364 live births to Swiss citizens and 98 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 329 deaths of Swiss citizens and 51 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 35 while the foreign population increased by 47. There were 6 Swiss men and 4 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 188 non-Swiss men and 157 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 749 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 91 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.4%.
The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in the district is; 4,644 children or 9.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,796 teenagers or 9.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5,627 people or 11.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7,097 people or 14.7% are between 30 and 39, 8,137 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 6,291 people or 13.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 5,541 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3,732 people or 7.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 2,541 people or 5.2% who are over 80.
In 2000[update] there were 15,519 single family homes (or 45.9% of the total) out of a total of 33,816 inhabited buildings. There were 4,707 two family buildings (13.9%) and 10,816 multi-family buildings (32.0%). There were also 2,774 buildings in the district that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose). In 2000[update] there were 22,466 apartments in the district. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 7,594. There were 1,109 single room apartments and 4,040 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 18,452 apartments (82.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3,421 apartments (15.2%) were seasonally occupied and 593 apartments (2.6%) were empty.