Pitkämäki ( Finnish; ''Långbacka'' in Swedish) is a

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of the city 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 ...

, in

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. It is located in the southwestern part of the city, and consists of several residential

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

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ward, the high-density residential area of Suikkila to Kuninkoja, 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

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makeup is 93.66% Finnish, 5.02% Swedish, and 1.32% other.

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