Camorino is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

From time immemorial the inhabitants of Isone regularly crossed the Tiglio alpine pass to arrive in the Camorino area, where they owned vineyards and arable land.

Camorino is first mentioned in 1237 as part of the lands of the collegiate church of S. Pietro in Bellinzona.

The existing parish church of San Martino was built in 1553 and completely renovated in 1888.

[2] In 1853 a defensive line between Sementina and Camorino was built to create jobs for the citizen of Ticino expelled from the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.

Camorino was originally a pure farming village (raising mostly grapes, strawberries and livestock) with some handicraft, trade and light industry (manufacturing knitwear and pasta as well as a mill).

Today it is a residential community with many commuters, with no large industrial companies and with very little agriculture.

The village is crossed by several major roads and rail lines leading into Bellinzona.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian(89.6%), with German being second most common ( 5.3%) and French being third ( 1.2%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Camorino is; 303 children or 11.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 272 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19.

[7] The historical population is given in the following table:[2] The Ottocentesche fortification and the Fortini Della Fame are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

[12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 28.1% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 922 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.3%.

[13] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 1,701 registered voters in Camorino, of which 1,239 or 72.8% voted.

[7] There were 962 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.2% of the workforce.

[16] From the 2000 census[update], 1,776 or 80.4% were Roman Catholic, while 118 or 5.3% 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.