City Centre ( in Finnish, in

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) is a

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(, ) 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 ...

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, also known as Ward 1. The ward's boundaries correspond approximately to those of the city's

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, and it borders all the other wards of Turku except for

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 9). The City Centre ward is the largest ward in Turku, with a population of 51,471 () and an annual population change of -0.29%. 7.70% of the ward's population are under 15 years old, while 20.19% are over 65. The ward's

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makeup is 88.96% Finnish, 8.49% Swedish, and 2.55% other.

Districts

The ward consists of 22 districts, which is more than any other ward in Turku. Five of the districts are divided between City Centre and another ward.

Notes

* The districts of Kähäri and Vätti are divided between City Centre and

Kuninkoja Kuninkoja is a ward ( in Finnish, in Swedish) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 7. The ward is located to the northwest of the city centre and named after the historical area of the city that it occupies. There is also a district called Kuni ...

. * The district of Pihlajaniemi is divided between City Centre and Uittamo-Skanssi. * The district of Pitkämäki is divided between City Centre,

, and Naantalintie. * The district of Raunistula is divided between City Centre and Tampereentie.

Districts

Notes

See also