Mosogno is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[3] Mosogno had an area, as of 1997[update], of 8.61 square kilometers (3.32 sq mi).

[4] The former municipality is located in the Locarno district, at an elevation of 783 m (2,569 ft) along the road through the Onsernone valley.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (77.2%), with German being second most common (19.3%) and Spanish being third (3.5%).

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 1.

[5] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Mosogno is; 6 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 3 teenagers or 5.1% are between 10 and 19.

[6] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] The entire village of Mosogno di sotto is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 15 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 30.0%.

[12] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 51 registered voters in Mosogno, of which 20 or 39.2% voted.

[13] In the 2007[update] Consiglio di Stato election, The most popular party was the LEGA which received 5 or 25.0% of the vote.

[6] There were 25 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 32.0% of the workforce.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 43 or 75.4% were Roman Catholic, while 5 or 8.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is September during which time Mosogno receives an average of 244 mm (9.6 in) of rain or snow.

The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.6, but with only 236 mm (9.3 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is December with an average of 72 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation over 5.6 days.

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.