Airolo

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Coordinates: 46°32′N, 8°37′E

Airolo
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Airolo
Canton Ticino
District Leventina
46°32′N, 8°37′E
Population 2,032  (December 2002)
  - Density 22 /km² (56 /sq.mi.)
Area 94.5 km² (36.5 sq mi)
Elevation 1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Postal code 6780-6781
SFOS number 5061
Mayor Mauro Chinotti
Surrounded by
(view map)
Andermatt (UR), Bedretto, Hospental (UR), Lavizzara, Quinto, Realp (UR), Tujetsch (GR)
Website www.airolo.ch

Airolo (Airö in its local dialect) is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Located in Leventina valley, it is the town on the southern flank of the St. Gotthard Pass and the St. Gotthard Tunnel, with the motorway tunnel forming part of the A2 motorway.

Airolo is also a small ski-resort with 30km of prepared slopes.

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Airolo, seen from St. Gotthard Pass road
Airolo, seen from St. Gotthard Pass road
Airolo in winter from the Sasso della Boggia
Airolo in winter from the Sasso della Boggia
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