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Bellinzona
Ticino · Switzerland
City population
43,220
#12
in Switzerland
#2
in Ticino
#13,034
worldwide
46.193, 9.017 · 146 km from Bern
About Bellinzona
Bellinzona is a city in Ticino, Switzerland with a population of 43,220. It is the 12th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 13,034th largest worldwide. It lies 146 km from Bern.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Ticino
Rank in region
#2of 3
Elevation
230 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
46.193, 9.017
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 73 in SwitzerlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.