- Airolo
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Airolo
municipality_name = Airolo
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Airolo-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa=
languages = Italian
canton = Ticino
iso-code-region = CH-TI
district = Leventina
lat_d=46|lat_m=32|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=37|long_EW=E
postal_code = 6780-6781
municipality_code = 5061
area = 94.5
elevation = 1175|elevation_description=
population = 2032|populationof = December 2002 | popofyear = 2002
website = www.airolo.ch
mayor = Mauro Chinotti|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places =
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Andermatt (UR),Bedretto ,Hospental (UR),Lavizzara , Quinto,Realp (UR),Tujetsch (GR)
twintowns = |Airolo (Airö in its local dialect) is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of
Ticino inSwitzerland .Located in
Leventina valley in theLepontine Alps , it is the town on the southern flank of theSt. Gotthard Pass and theSt. Gotthard Tunnel , with the motorway tunnel forming part of the A2 motorway.Airolo is also a small ski-resort with 30km of prepared slopes.
External links
* [http://www.airolo.ch Official website] it icon
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