The V District, also known as Itäranta (Finnish

Finnish language

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; Öststranden in Swedish

Finland-Swedish

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, meaning 'east bank'), is one of the central district

District

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s of Turku

Turku

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, Finland

Finland

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. As its name suggests, it is located on the east side of the river Aura, and stretches from the IV District

IV District, Turku

The IV District, also known as Martti , is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Tervahovinkatu in the west and Betaniankatu and Martinkatu in the east...

 (Martti) all the way to the mouth of the river. The district is strongly associated with the sea - it neighbours the Port of Turku

Port of Turku

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 across the river, and its street names have a ship-related theme.

The district has a population of 3,677 and an annual population growth rate of -1.25%. 13.41% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 10.31% are over 65. The district's linguistic

Language

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 makeup is 90.02% Finnish, 5.17% Swedish

Finland-Swedish

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, and 4.81% 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...