Bosco/Gurin

Bosco/Gurin
Location of Bosco/Gurin
Bosco/Gurin
Bosco/Gurin
Coordinates: 46°19′N 8°30′E / 46.317°N 8.500°E / 46.317; 8.500
CountrySwitzerland
CantonTicino
DistrictVallemaggia
Government
 • MayorSindaco
Alberto Tomamichel
Area
 • Total
22.04 km2 (8.51 sq mi)
Elevation
1,504 m (4,934 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total
52
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6685
SFOS number5304
ISO 3166 codeCH-TI
Surrounded byCampo, Cerentino, Cevio, Formazza (IT-VB), Premia (IT-VB)
Websitewww.bosco-gurin.ch

Bosco/Gurin (locally [ˌbosko ɡuˈrin], Walser German: Gurin / Guryn, Lombard: Bosch / Gürin) is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is near the end of the valley of Bosco Gurin, near the Italian border. Despite the overall prominence of Italian in Ticino, the small municipality of Bosco/Gurin is historically German-speaking.