Anzonico is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

The population lived mostly through agriculture and livestock (sheep), though many temporarily emigrated for work.

On the sun-drenched slopes of the mountains, the community's vineyards are found everywhere below 700 m (2,300 ft) in elevation.

[2] Anzonico has an area, as of 1997[update], of 10.61 square kilometers (4.10 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located in the Leventina district, near the Biaschina Loops of the Gotthard railway on the left side of the valley.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure three chevrons Argent and in a chief of the last a mullet of eight Gules.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian(83.7%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 5.1%) and German being third ( 5.1%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Anzonico is; 7 children or 6.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 0 teenagers between 10 and 19.

[11] About 62.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[8] The historical population is given in the following table:[2][15] The entire villaggio of Anzonico is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[16] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 37.26% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 47 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 55.3%.

[17] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 86 registered voters in Anzonico, of which 64 or 74.4% voted.

[8] There were 40 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.0% of the workforce.

[20] From the 2000 census[update], 82 or 83.7% were Roman Catholic, while 4 or 4.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two-year middle school followed by a two-year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four-year program to prepare for higher education.

The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields.