Russo is a village and former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
In 1995 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Comologno and Crana to form a new and larger municipality Onsernone.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010
Notable people: Evaristo Garbani-Nerini born Russo 1867, deceased Lugano 1944. Member and president of Swiss National Council and member Swiss Supreme Court. President Universal Postal Union. Historic population The historical population is given in the following table: Year Population 1795 206 1808 239 1850 302 1900 248 1950 121 1970 84 1990 136
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