Huhkola
Encyclopedia
Huhkola is a district
in the Itäharju-Varissuo
ward of the city of Turku
, in Finland
. It is located to the east of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb
.
The current population of Huhkola is 986, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 3.75%. 20.79% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 4.77% are over 65. The district's linguistic
makeup is 91.68% Finnish
, 6.09% Swedish
, and 2.23% other.
District
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in the Itäharju-Varissuo
Itäharju-Varissuo
Itäharju-Varissuo is a ward of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 4. The ward is located to the east of the city and named after Itäharju and Varissuo, two major districts in the ward.Itäharju-Varissuo has a population of 27,883 and an annual population decrease of 1.26%...
ward of the city of Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is located to the east of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
.
The current population of Huhkola is 986, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 3.75%. 20.79% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 4.77% are over 65. The district's linguistic
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
makeup is 91.68% Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, 6.09% Swedish
Finland-Swedish
Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their mother tongue...
, and 2.23% other.
See also
- Districts of TurkuDistricts of TurkuThe city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards , which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental districts . These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals...
- Districts of Turku by populationDistricts of Turku by populationThis is a list of the districts of Turku, Finland, sorted by population .# Runosmäki , 10,269# Varissuo , 8,760# VII, 8,749# Nummi , 7,011# VI, 6,187# I, 6,177# VIII - Port Arthur, 4,760...