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Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

, the second largest city and

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, can be divided into various sorts of subdivisions. The subdivisions include neighbourhoods, districts, major districts and

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areas. The plethora of different official ways to divide the city is a source of some confusion to the inhabitants, as different kinds of subdivisions often share similar or identical names.

Districts

List of Tampere districts and quarters

* 1 Tampere central major district ** Keskusta (Tampere Centre) *** '' Finlayson'' *** '' Nalkala'' *** '' Amuri'' *** '' Kaakinmaa'' *** '' Pyynikinrinne'' *** '' Särkänniemi'' *** ''

Tampella Oy Tampella Ab was a Finland, Finnish heavy industry manufacturer, a maker of paper machines, locomotives, military weaponry, as well as wood-based products such as packaging. The company was based mainly in the Naistenlahti, Naistenlahti di ...

'' *** '' Jussinkylä'' *** ''

Kyttälä Kyttälä is a district in Tampere, Finland. It was born in the late 1870s as a working-class neighborhood to the eastern outskirts of the town. As Tampere soon expanded, Kyttälä is now a part of the city center between the Tammerkoski river a ...

'' *** '' Ratina'' *** '' Osmonmäki'' *** '' Tammela'' *** '' Tulli'' *** '' Kalevanharju'' *** '' Hatanpää'' *** '' Pyynikki'' ** Sampo *** ''

Kalevanrinne Kalevanrinne is a district of Tampere, Finland. It is located in the Sampo area between the districts of Kaleva and Järvensivu, bordering Liisankallio and Kalevanharju in the west, Hakametsä and Vuohenoja in the east. The city plan of Ka ...

'' *** '' Liisankallio'' *** '' Petsamo'' *** '' Lappi'' *** '' Lapinniemi'' *** '' Kaleva'' *** '' Järvensivu'' *** '' Vuohenoja'' *** '' Kauppi'' *** '' Kissanmaa'' ** Iides *** '' Viinikka'' *** '' Nekala'' *** '' Vihioja'' *** '' Jokipohja'' *** '' Muotiala'' * 2 Tampere northeastern major district ** Messu *** '' Uusikylä'' *** '' Ruotula'' *** '' Huikas'' *** ''

Takahuhti Takahuhti is a district in Tampere, Finland. It is located in eastern part of the city, close to Atala, Linnainmaa, Kissanmaa and Messukylä. There are many prehistoric residences and finds in the area. Takahuhti was the largest village in Mess ...

'' *** '' Hakametsä'' *** '' Ristinarkku'' *** '' Aakkula'' *** ''

Messukylä Messukylä (, also ) is a former municipality of Finland which was annexed by the city of Tampere in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. During the Civil War (1918), Messukylä was the ...

'' *** '' Pappila'' ** Tasa *** '' Niihama'' *** '' Atala'' *** '' Ojala'' *** '' Kumpula'' *** '' Tasanne'' *** '' Olkahinen'' ** Leino *** ''

Linnainmaa Linnainmaa is a district of about 6,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of Tampere, Finland, about six kilometers from the Keskusta, Tampere, city center. Tampere's eastern bypass borders Linnainmaa in the west, and Finnish national road 12, High ...

'' *** '' Leinola'' *** '' Holvasti'' *** '' Vehmainen'' *** '' Hankkio'' * 3 Tampere southeastern major district ** Kauka *** '' Turtola'' *** '' Viiala'' *** '' Haihara'' *** '' Kaukajärvi'' *** '' Lukonmäki'' *** '' Hallila'' ** Herva *** '' Hervanta'' *** '' Rusko'' *** ''

Hervantajärvi Hervantajärvi is a lake in Pirkanmaa, Finland, located in the between of Tampere's Hervantajärvi (district), Hervantajärvi district and Lempäälä's Sääksjärvi district, which belongs to the Moisionjoki catchment area of the Vanajavesi–Py ...

'' * 4 Tampere southern major district ** Härmä *** '' Härmälä'' *** '' Sarankulma'' *** '' Rantaperkiö'' ** Koivisto *** '' Rautaharkko'' *** '' Taatala'' *** '' Koivistonkylä'' *** '' Veisu'' *** '' Korkinmäki'' *** '' Nirva'' ** Peltoo *** '' Lakalaiva'' *** '' Peltolammi'' *** '' Multisilta'' *** '' Vuores'' *** '' Lahdesjärvi'' * 5 Tampere southwestern major district ** Pispala *** '' Hyhky'' *** '' Ylä-Pispala'' *** '' Tahmela'' *** '' Ala-Pispala'' *** '' Santalahti'' ** Raho *** '' Epilä'' *** '' Kaarila'' *** '' Villilä'' *** '' Kalkku'' *** '' Rahola'' ** Tesoma *** '' Epilänharju'' *** '' Tohloppi'' *** '' Haukiluoma'' *** '' Lamminpää'' *** '' Myllypuro'' *** '' Ikuri'' *** '' Ristimäki'' *** '' Tesomajärvi'' * 6 Tampere northwestern major district ** Liela *** '' Lielahti'' *** '' Pohtola'' *** '' Lintulampi'' *** '' Niemenranta'' *** '' Ryydynpohja'' ** Lentävä *** '' Niemi'' *** '' Lentävänniemi'' * 7 Tampere northern major district ** Aito *** '' Nurmi'' *** '' Sorila'' *** '' Aitoniemi'' ** Kämmen *** '' Kämmenniemi'' *** '' Viitapohja'' ** Terä *** '' Polso'' *** '' Terälahti'' *** '' Velaatta'' * 8 Other Tampere district ** Taraste ** Hiedanranta

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External links

Tampereen tilastoalueet - Paikkatietopalvelu
(in Finnish)
Tampere alueittain; Tampereen kaupunki 2013
(in Finnish)
Karttapalvelu; Tampere.fi (karttataso: hallinnolliset yksiköt / tilastoalueet)
(in Finnish)
Tilastoalueittainen väestöhistoria, Oskari - Kartat.tampere.fi
(in Finnish) {{Commons category, Districts of Tampere Tampere

Districts

List of Tampere districts and quarters

See also

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