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Ascona | |
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Location of Ascona  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 8°46′05″E / 46.155°N 8.768°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Ticino |
| District | Locarno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sindaco Luca Pissoglio (FDP) (as of 2012) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,479 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6612 |
| SFOS number | 5091 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-TI |
| Surrounded by | Brissago, Gambarogno, Intragna, Locarno, Losone, Ronco sopra Ascona |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Ascona (Ticinese: Scona [ˈʃkona])[3] is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
It is located on the shore of Lake Maggiore.
The town is a popular tourist destination and holds the yearly Ascona Jazz Festival.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ortsnamen.ch, citing Kristol, Andres (ed.): Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (2005).
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