Itäharju () is a
district
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in the
Itäharju-Varissuo
Itäharju-Varissuo (Finnish language, Finnish; ''Österås-Kråkkärret'' in Finland-Swedish, Swedish) is a ward (politics), ward (, ) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 4. The ward is located to the east of the city and named after Itäharju ...
ward of the city of
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...
, in
Finland
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. It is located to the east of the city centre, and consists mostly of industrial area,
brownfields
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and low-density residential area. Since the beginning of the 2000s the trend of renovating old industrial buildings to offices has sprawled over from the neighboring
Kupittaa
Kupittaa () is a district in Turku, Finland. It is located on the eastern side of the city's centre, around the Kupittaa Park, the first landscaped park in a Finnish city. The district serves as a centre for recreation and business. Turku has re ...
to Itäharju as well.
The current () population of Itäharju is 2,940, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 0.78%. 16.19% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 15.54% are over 65. The district's
linguistic
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makeup is 93.20% Finnish, 5.07% Swedish, and 1.73% other.
See also
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Districts of Turku The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards (''see Wards of Turku''), which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental districts ( in Finnish, in Swedish). These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city ...
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Districts of Turku by population
This is a list of the districts of Turku, Finland, sorted by population {{As of, 2004, lc=on.
# Runosmäki ''(Runosbacken)'', 10,269
# Varissuo ''(Kråkkärret)'', 8,760
# VII, 8,749
# Nummi ''(Nummis)'', 7,011
# VI, 6,187
# I, 6,177
# VII ...
External links
Districts of Turku
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