Iso-Heikkilä is a district

District

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 of the city

City

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 of Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, in Finland

Finland

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. It is located to the west of the city centre, bordering on the city centre's VIII District

VIII District, Turku

The VIII District, also known as Port Arthur , is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the west side of the river Aura, between Puistokatu and the IX District . The district consists mostly of wooden houses, separated by narrow streets paved with cobblestones...

 (Port Arthur).

The current population of Iso-Heikkilä is 1,905, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 0.79%. Only 4.57% of the district's population is under 15 years old, while 35.17% are over 65. Iso-Heikkilä thus has one of the oldest populations in Turku. The district's linguistic

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 makeup is 94.86% Finnish, 3.94% Swedish, and 1.21% other languages.

Most of Iso-Heikkilä is industrial area and offices, but there is also a residential area with a children's daycare centre and a home for the elderly.

The Iso-Heikkilä Observatory

Iso-Heikkilä Observatory

Iso-Heikkilä Observatory is an amateur astronomical observatory in the Iso-Heikkilä district of Turku, Finland. It was operated by the University of Turku from 1937 to 1972 but is now used by a local division of Ursa Astronomical Association.-History:...

 is located in the Iso-Heikkilä district.

See also

• Districts of Turku
  Districts of Turku
  The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards , which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental districts . These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals...
  
  
• Districts of Turku by population
  Districts of Turku by population
  This is a list of the districts of Turku, Finland, sorted by population .# Runosmäki , 10,269# Varissuo , 8,760# VII, 8,749# Nummi , 7,011# VI, 6,187# I, 6,177# VIII - Port Arthur, 4,760...