Katariina is a district

District

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 in the Uittamo-Skanssi

Uittamo-Skanssi

Uittamo-Skanssi 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-Skanssi has a population of 24,026 and an annual population increase of 0.10%...

 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 in the south of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb

Suburb

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. There is also a nature reserve in the area.

The current population of Katariina is 1,282, and it is increasing at an annual rate of 5.38%. 23.63% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 8.50% are over 65. The district's linguistic

Language

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 makeup is 91.73% Finnish, 5.15% Swedish, and 3.12% other.

See also

• Districts of Turku
  Districts of Turku
  The 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 population
  Districts of Turku by population
  This 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...