Puistomäki
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Puistomäki is a district
District
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 in the Uittamo-Skanssi
Uittamo-Skanssi
Uittamo-Skanssi is a ward of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 3. The ward is located to the southeast of the city and named after Uittamo and Skanssi, two major districts in the ward.Uittamo-Skanssi has a population of 24,026 and an annual population increase of 0.10%...

 ward of the city 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
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. It is located to the south of the city centre, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb
Suburb
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.

The current population of Puistomäki is 734, and it is increasing at an annual rate of 6.13%. 17.30% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 12.81% are over 65. The district's linguistic
Language
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 makeup is 90.46% Finnish, 5.59% Swedish, and 3.95% other.

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...

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