- Leventina (district)
Leventina is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of
Ticino inSwitzerland . The capital of the district isFaido but the largest town isAirolo at the beginning or at the end of the valley.Situated to the north of the canton, its territory covers the area of the
Ticino River as far south asBiasca , in particular the valleys of Val Bedretto and Valle Leventina.Leventina is divided into four sub-districts, termed 'circles' ( _it. circoli), and a total area of 479.9 km² with a population of 10,173 as of December 2005. Its capital is the municipality ( _it. comune) of
Faido .Circles and municipalities
References
* [http://www.ti.ch/CAN/argomenti/Legislaz/rleggi/rl/dati_rl/f/f2.htm Official list of municipalities, circles and districts of Ticino]
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