Riviera (district)
the district Riviera (ital. Distretto di Riviera, ehem. Landvogtei Riviera) is a subunit of the canton Tessin in Switzerland. Principal place is Biasca. It is 166,4 km ² largely, counts 11 ' 912 inhabitants (at the end of of 2004) and consists of only one circle (circolo):
District Riviera
municipalities of the district Riviera
| Circolo della Riviera | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name of the municipality | inhabitant (31. Dec. 2004) | Surface in km ² | ||
| Biasca | 5935 | 59,1 | ||
| Claro | 2315 | 21,2 | ||
| Cresciano | 593 | 17,2 | ||
| Iragna | 528 | 18,3 | ||
| Lodrino | 1556 | 31,6 | ||
| Osogna | 985 | 19,0 | ||
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changes in the existence since 1803
- the municipalities Pontirone and Loderio were fused with the municipality Biasca
- united the municipality Prosito with Lodrino.
Districts of the canton Tessin/Ticino
Bellinzona | Blenio | Leventina | Locarno | Lugano | Mendrisio | Riviera | Vallemaggia
canton Tessin | Districts of Switzerland | Municipalities of the canton Tessin
