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The VI District is the northernmost of the central
The VI District is the northernmost of the central district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
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 west side of the river Aura, to the east of ''Aurakatu''. It forms part of the city's central business district
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, hosting a large proportion of the city's business life, particularly around the central Market Square
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station and the head library
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are also located in this district. The Finnish national road 1
The Finnish national road 1 ( fi, Valtatie 1 or fi, Ykköstie; sv, Riksväg 1) is the main route between the major cities of Helsinki and Turku in southern Finland. It runs from Munkkiniemi in Helsinki to the VI District of Turku, and is par ...
begins in the VI District.
The district is the fifth largest in the city, having a population of 6,187 () and an annual population growth rate of -0.15%. 5.11% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 22.64% are over 65. The district's linguistic
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makeup is 87.23% Finnish, 10.00% Swedish
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, and 2.77% 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, ...
* 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 ...
External links
* #6 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub