City Centre ( in

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, in

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) is a

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(, ) of

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

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, also known as Ward 1. The ward's boundaries correspond approximately to those of the city's central business district, and it borders all the other

wards of Turku The city of Turku, in Finland, is divided into nine wards ( in Finnish, in Swedish), which are further divided into 78 districts (''see Districts of Turku''). The ward division does not always follow district boundaries. The wards are identi ...

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 th ...

(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 Kunink ...

. * The district of Pihlajaniemi is divided between City Centre and

Uittamo-Skanssi Uittamo-Skanssi (Finnish; ''Uittamo-Skansen'' in Swedish) is a ward (, ) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 3. The ward is located to the southeast of the city and named after Uittamo and Skanssi, two major districts in the ward. Uittamo-Skans ...

. * The district of Pitkämäki is divided between City Centre,

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