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

[3] In the Battle of Giornico on 28 December 1478 a Swiss force of 600 defeated 10,000 Milanese troops.

Giornico has an area, as of 1997[update], of 19.48 square kilometers (7.52 sq mi).

Out of the forested land, 47.4% of the total land area is heavily forested, while 11.1% is covered in small trees and shrubbery and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or and Gules overall three mullets, one and two, counterchanged.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (93.6%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 2.3%) and German being third ( 1.6%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Giornico is; 56 children or 6.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 83 teenagers or 9.6% are between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] The Caslasc ruins, the Churches of S. Maria del Castello, S. Nicolao, S. Pellegrino and the Torre di Attone are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Giornico is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.49% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 277 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.5%.

[14] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 585 registered voters in Giornico, of which 421 or 72.0% voted.

[8] There were 382 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 35.9% of the workforce.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 778 or 87.9% were Roman Catholic, while 13 or 1.5% 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.