Sigirino is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

[2] In the Middle Ages, Sigirino belonged to the territory of the Carvina valley community.

Carvina included all the villages in the upper Vedeggio valley and its secular and religious capital was Bironico.

In the 21st century, it belongs to commercial and industrial zone in the valley floor between Sigirino and the neighboring villages.

[2] Sigirino has an area, as of 1997[update], of 8.71 square kilometers (3.36 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a saltire argent and in chief tower of the same.

The St. Andrews cross refers to the patron saint of the village church.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (89.2%), with German being second most common (4.9%) and French being third (1.8%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Sigirino is; 50 children or 8.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 61 teenagers or 10.2% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 54.8% 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).

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][14] The entire villaggio of Osignano is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 144 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.5%.

[16] In the 2007[update] Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 297 registered voters in Sigirino, of which 189 or 63.6% voted.

[17] In the 2007[update] Consiglio di Stato election, The most popular party was the LEGA which received 63 or 33.3% of the vote.

[7] There were 197 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 35.5% of the workforce.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 266 or 68.2% were Roman Catholic, while 33 or 8.5% 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.