the province, such as in Merano (49% Italian as the mother language) and Brixen (26% mother language). More than 90% of the 120,000 Italian speakers live in Bozen/Bolzano, Merano, Leifers and Brixen, and the greater part of the rest in the small towns south of the capital just north of the border with Trentino or scattered about in very small numbers throughout the rest of the province. The Italian language is a majority in 5 of 116 municipalities. Italian is the first language of 26% of the population (down from 35% in 1960) of the population of 453,000 recorded in the 2011 census, not counting the 51,000 who listed Language as 'Other' who are immigrants. Ladin is the additional official language in some municipalities and a majority in 8. According to the census of 2001, 103 out of 116 communes have a majority of German native speakers, eight of Ladin speakers and five of Italian. Today both German and Italian have the status of co-official languages in South Tyrol. Heraldry The coat of arms quarters the arms of Trentino (black eagle) and the arms of South Tyrol (red eagle). See also Tyrol Trentino South Tyrol Districts of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol References External links Official site of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Autonomous regions of Italy German diaspora in Italy German-speaking countries and territories