Faido

Faido
Faido
Municipality
	Waterfall near Faido village
	Coat of arms
	Location of Faido
	Faido Faido
	Coordinates: 46°29′N 8°48′E / 46.483°N 8.800°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Ticino
District	Leventina
Government
• Mayor	Sindaco; Corrado Nastasi
Area
• Total	25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Elevation	711 m (2,333 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	2,903
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6760
SFOS number	5072
ISO 3166 code	CH-TI
Localities	Chiggiogna, Rossura, Calonico
Surrounded by	Acquarossa, Anzonico, Blenio, Calpiogna, Campello, Chironico, Dalpe, Mairengo
Website	www.faido.ch ; SFSO statistics

Faido (Italian: [faˈiːdo]; Ticinese: Faid) is the capital of the district of Leventina in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.

On 29 January 2006, Faido grew by incorporating the villages of Chiggiogna, Rossura, and Calonico.

On 1 April 2012, Faido grew again when it incorporated the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico, Mairengo and Osco.^[3]

It grew again on 10 April 2016 when Sobrio was absorbed into the municipality.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2012
^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German). Retrieved 27 April 2016