Tampereentie (ward)

Tampereentie (Finnish; Tammerforsvägen in Swedish) is a ward (suuralue, storområde) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 6. The ward is located to the north of the city centre and named after the major route that passes through the ward in the direction of Tampere.

Tampereentie on a map of Turku.

The ward has a population of 14,010 (as of 2004) and an annual population decrease of 0.75%. 12.88% of the ward's population are under 15 years old, while 20.27% are over 65. The ward's linguistic makeup is 93.35% Finnish, 1.88% Swedish, and 4.76% other.

Districts

The ward consists of five districts. Two of them are divided with other wards.

Notes

  • ^1 The district of Raunistula is divided between City Centre and Tampereentie.
  • ^2 The district of Runosmäki is divided between Tampereentie and Kuninkoja.

See also

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