Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[2] By 1000, Bironico was probably the secular and religious center of Carvina, which included the middle and upper Vedeggio valley.

For example, former parish included the villages of Camignolo, Ison, Medeglia, Mezzovico-Vira, Rivera, Robasacco and Sigirino.

At the end of the 13th century, the Rusca, a noble family from Como, lived in the community.

Starting in the 16th century, an inn at the bridge over the Leguana served as a meeting place of the Swiss Confederation's ministers.

[2] In the past, the local economy relied on traditional alpine agriculture and emigration.

Trade and industry have recently increased, but the current economic structure is dominated by commuters to the lower Vedeggio valley, Lugano and Bellinzona.

[3] Bironico is located south of the Monte Ceneri Pass and north of the district seat Lugano.

Neighbouring villages are Camignolo to the south, Medeglia to the north and Rivera to the west.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a castle argent in front of a patriarchal cross bottony or and in chief on a sword of the second hilted and pommed of the third a cloak gules.

The patriarchal cross is the one of the Cardinal Agostino Oreggio from Bironico, archbishop of Benevento from 1633 to 1635 and the sword and cloak is from S. Martin, the patron saint of the church.

[5] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Bironico is; 76 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 73 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19.

[9] About 48.1% 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).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][13] The Ruderi Del Castello Di S. Sofia and Stazione Radio Monte Ceneri (shared with Rivera) are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[15] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 373 registered voters in Bironico, of which 266 or 71.3% voted.

[18] From the 2000 census[update], 432 or 84.4% were Roman Catholic, while 22 or 4.3% 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.

The wettest month was May during which time Bironico received an average of 190 millimeters (7.6 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month was February during which time Bironico received an average of 64 millimeters (2.5 in) of rain or snow.