Jäkärlä is a

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in the

Maaria-Paattinen Maaria-Paattinen ( Finnish; ''S:t Marie-Patis'' in Swedish) is a ward (, ) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 9. The ward includes almost half of the city's land area, and is its most sparsely populated district. It is located to the north of ...

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

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. It is located to the north of the city, and is a very sparsely populated area. The current () population of Jäkärlä is 3,460, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 0.43%. 19.31% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 8.32% are over 65. The district's

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makeup is 93.18% Finnish, 1.45% Swedish, and 5.38% other.

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Districts of Turku {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

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