Vasaramäki ( sv, Hammarbacka) is a
district
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in the
Uittamo-Skanssi
Uittamo-Skanssi (Finnish; ''Uittamo-Skansen'' in Swedish) is a ward (, ) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 3. The ward is located to the southeast of the city and named after Uittamo and Skanssi, two major districts in the ward.
Uittamo-Skans ...
ward of the city 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''; ...
, in
Finland
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. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, and is mainly a low-density residential
suburb. The name consists of the words meaning '
hammer' and meaning '
hill
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The current () population of Vasaramäki is 3,949, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 0.15%. 12.64% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 24.21% are over 65. The district's
linguistic
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makeup is 92.68% Finnish, 5.95% Swedish, and 1.37% 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, ...
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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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Districts of Turku
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