Uittamo-Skanssi

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Uittamo-Skanssi (Finnish; Uittamo-Skansen in Swedish) is a ward (suuralue, storområde) 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-Skanssi has a population of 24,026 (as of 2004) and an annual population increase of 0.10%. 15.01% of the ward's population are under 15 years old, while 20.26% are over 65. The ward's linguistic makeup is 90.87% Finnish, 6.36% Swedish, and 2.77% other.

[edit] Districts

The ward is consists of 12 districts. One district is divided between Uittamo-Skanssi and another ward.

Harittu Ilpoinen (Ilpois) Ispoinen (Ispois) Katariina (Katarina) Koivula (Björkas) Luolavuori

Peltola Pihlajaniemi (Rönnudden)1 Puistomäki (Parkbacken) Skanssi (Skansen) Uittamo Vasaramäki (Hammarbacka)

[edit] Notes

• Note 1: The district of Pihlajaniemi is divided between City Centre and Uittamo-Skanssi.

[edit] See also

• Districts of Turku
• Wards of Turku

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