Pitkämäki ( Finnish; ''Långbacka'' in

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) is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the southeast of the city, and consists of several residential

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s and industrial area. Pitkämäki is the only district in Turku to be divided among three different

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: the industrial area belongs to the

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ward, the high-density residential area of Suikkila to

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, and the low-density residential area of Muhkuri to Naantalintie. The current () population of Pitkämäki is 2,886, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 0.28%. 13.17% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 23.11% are over 65. The district's linguistic makeup is 93.66% Finnish, 5.02% Swedish, and 1.32% other.

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