The IV District, also known as Martti (
Finnish; ''Martinsbacken'' in
Swedish
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)
, is one of the central
district
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s 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''; ...
,
Finland
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. It is located on the east side of the
river Aura, between ''Tervahovinkatu'' in the west and ''Betaniankatu'' and ''Martinkatu'' in the east. The district is one of the smallest in Turku, and is centred on the
Martinkirkko church, named after the
reformer Martin Luther
Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...
(''Martti Luther'' in Finnish). Martti is also one of the most expensive areas to live in Turku.
The district is rather densely populated, and has a population of 4,357 () and an annual population growth rate of -0.46%. 7.16% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 18.80% are over 65. The district's
linguistic makeup is 90.22% Finnish, 8.40%
Swedish
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, and 1.38% other.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
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