Vähäheikkilä is a district

District

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 of the city

City

A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...

 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

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. It is located to the south of the city centre, between Martti and Puistomäki

Puistomäki

Puistomäki is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the south of the city centre, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb....

. Despite the district's name it has nothing to do with Iso-Heikkilä

Iso-Heikkilä

Iso-Heikkilä is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the west of the city centre, bordering on the city centre's VIII District ....

, which is located on the other side of the city centre.

The current population of Vähäheikkilä is 1,153, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 3.90%. 18.82% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 15.00% are over 65. The district's linguistic

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 makeup is 91.41% Finnish, 6.50% Swedish, and 2.08% 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...