What is Ticino?
<!-- {{coor title dm|46|19|N|8|49|E}} {{Infobox Canton|short_name=Ticino| local_names=Ticino| coa_img_path=Tessin-coat of arms.svg| flag_img_path=Flag of Canton of Tessin.svg| locatormap_img_path=Swiss_Canton_Map_TI.png| cantonalmap_img_path=Map_of_Canton_Ticino.png| capital=[[Bellinzona]]| area=2812|area_rank=5th|area_scale=9| population=319,800|population_rank=8th|population_asof=2004| population_density=114| since=1803| abbr=TI| languages=[[Italian language|Italian]] (official); [[Lombard language|Lombard]] varieties (no written standard)| executive=Consiglio di Stato|executive_members=5| legislative=[[Gran Consiglio]]|parliament_members=90| highest=Adula (Rheinwaldhorn)|highest_m=3402| municipalities_number=195| districts_designation=distretti|districts_number=8| }} --> {{Otheruses|Ticino (river)}} [[File:Wappen Tessin matt.svg|right|90px]] '''Canton Ticino''' or '''Ticino''' ([{{IPA|ti'tʃiːno}}]; [[French language|French]] and [[German language|German]]: ''Tessin'' [{{IPA|te'sɛ̃}}] and [{{IPA|te'si:n}}]) is the southernmost [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Switzerland]]. The written language is [[Italian language|Italian]] in almost the entire [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] (except the [[Walser]] [[municipality]] of [[Bosco Gurin]], where it is [[German language|German]]). It surrounds the [[Italy|Italian]] [[exclave]] of [[Campione d'Italia]]. Together with areas of the canton of [[Graubünden]] it makes up the so-called ''Svizzera Italiana'' ([[Italian Switzerland]]). [[Lombard language|Lombard]] dialects ([[Ticinese]]) are still spoken, especially in the valleys, but they have no official status. It is named after the [[Ticino (river)|Ticino river]]. == Geography == [[File:Lake Lugano.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Lake Lugano]] The canton of Ticino is located in the south of Switzerland. It is almost entirely surrounded by [[Italy]] which lies to its east, west and south. To the north lie the cantons of [[Valais]] and [[Canton of Uri|Uri]], to the northeast the canton of [[Graubünden]]. Its area is 2,81