Information about the Cantone Ticino

General Information:

Abbreviation:	TI
State Capital:	Bellinzona
Member of the Swiss Federation since:	1803
Administrative language:	Italian
Size:	2812 km²

Only state of Switzerland located south of the Alps.
Hosts the Swiss Center for scientific high performance Computing, known as the "Centro Svizzero di Calcolo Scientifico" (CSCS) near the village Manno.
Administration of the canton Ticino
Ticino tourism
City of Lugano
Lugano Tourism