Dongio is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

.

It was first recorded in year 1188 as Deuci.

The municipality also contained the villages Marogno and Motto. It had 532 inhabitants in 1682, which decreased to 391 in 1808. It was then stable for the next two centuries, reaching 488 in 1900 and 423 in 2000.

In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro

Castro, Ticino

Castro is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1200 as Castri.It had 68 inhabitants in 1567, which increased to 114 in 1808 and 129 in 1850. It then decreased to 97 in 1900, 81 in 1950 and 62 in 1970...

, Corzoneso

Corzoneso

Corzoneso is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1210 as Cursonexe.The municipality also contained the villages Corzoneso Piano, Casserio and Cumiasca. It had 250 inhabitants in 1682, which increased to 434 in 1836. It then decreased...

, Largario

Largario

Largario is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1207 as Largario.The municipality had 56 inhabitants in 1602, which peaked at 74 and 75 in 1808 and 1850 respectively before dropping again to 53 in 1900...

, Leontica

Leontica

Leontica is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1204 as Levontega.The municipality also contained the village Comprovasco. It had 315 inhabitants in 1602, which increased to 441 in 1808 and 473 in 1850. It then declined a bit, to 295...

, Lottigna

Lottigna

Lottigna is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1201 as Lotingnia.The municipality also contained the village Acquarossa. It had 105 inhabitants in 1682, and from 1850 to 1950 the population count remained stable around 130...

, Marolta

Marolta

Marolta is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1205 as Malouta.The municipality also contained a part of the village Traversa...

, Ponto Valentino

Ponto Valentino

Ponto Valentino is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta and Prugiasco to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa....

 and Prugiasco

Prugiasco

Prugiasco is a village and former municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.In 2004 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Castro, Corzoneso, Dongio, Largario, Leontica, Lottigna, Marolta and Ponto Valentino to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa....

 to form a new and larger municipality Acquarossa.