The IX District, also known as Länsiranta (
Finnish; ''Väststranden'' in
Swedish
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, meaning 'west bank'), is one of the central
districts of
Turku,
Finland. As its alias suggests, it is located on the west side of the
river Aura, between the ''Kakola'' hill in the neighbouring
VIII District (''Port Arthur''). The district contains numerous
museums and other cultural venues, such as the Turku
conservatory.
The district has a population of 1,368 () and an annual population growth rate of +0.14%. 11.83% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 11.98% are over 65. The district's
linguistic makeup is 90.76% Finnish, 6.13%
Swedish
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, and 3.10% other.
See also
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Districts of Turku The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards (''see Wards of Turku''), which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental districts ( in Finnish, in Swedish). These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, se ...
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Districts of Turku by population
This is a list of the districts of Turku, Finland, sorted by population {{As of, 2004, lc=on.
# Runosmäki ''(Runosbacken)'', 10,269
# Varissuo ''(Kråkkärret)'', 8,760
# VII, 8,749
# Nummi ''(Nummis)'', 7,011
# VI, 6,187
# I, 6,177
# VIII ...
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