Uittamo is a

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in the Uittamo-Skanssi 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 in the south of the city, and is a high-density residential

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. The current () population of Uittamo is 3,635, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 2.23%. 11.97% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 24.10% are over 65. The district's

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makeup is 90.65% Finnish, 7.87% Swedish, and 1.49% other.

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