Põhja-Tallinn (Estonian for 'northern Tallinn') is one of the eight administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Põhja-Tallinn | |
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District of Tallinn | |
 Põhja-Tallinn from Pikk Hermann tower. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Põhja-Tallinn in Tallinn. | |
| Coordinates: 59°26′56″N 24°41′53″E / 59.44889°N 24.69806°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Harju County |
| City | Tallinn |
| Government | |
| • District Elder | Külli Tammur (Estonia 200) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2021) | |
• Total | 59,857 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Website | tallinn.ee |
Subdistricts
editPõhja-Tallinn is divided into nine subdistricts (Estonian: asum): Kalamaja, Karjamaa, Kelmiküla, Kopli, Merimetsa, Paljassaare, Pelgulinn, Pelguranna, and Sitsi.
Population
editThe population in Põhja-Tallinn was 59,857 as of 1 January 2021.
| Ethnicity | 1989[1] | 2000[1] | 2011[2] | 2021[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | |
| Estonians | 27233 | 35.3 | 24667 | 43.4 | 26820 | 49.8 | 31997 | 53.0 |
| Russians | 38627 | 50.1 | 25921 | 45.6 | 22501 | 41.8 | 20702 | 34.3 |
| Ukrainians | - | - | - | - | 1811 | 3.36 | 2491 | 4.12 |
| Belarusians | - | - | - | - | 1017 | 1.89 | 897 | 1.48 |
| Finns | - | - | - | - | 255 | 0.47 | 514 | 0.85 |
| Jews | - | - | - | - | 146 | 0.27 | 180 | 0.30 |
| Latvians | - | - | - | - | 95 | 0.18 | 226 | 0.37 |
| Germans | - | - | - | - | 71 | 0.13 | 158 | 0.26 |
| Tatars | - | - | - | - | 158 | 0.29 | 134 | 0.22 |
| Poles | - | - | - | - | 96 | 0.18 | 141 | 0.23 |
| Lithuanians | - | - | - | - | 111 | 0.21 | 164 | 0.27 |
| unknown | 1 | 0.00 | 474 | 0.83 | 104 | 0.19 | 480 | 0.79 |
| other | 11271 | 14.6 | 5747 | 10.1 | 696 | 1.29 | 2322 | 3.84 |
| Total | 77132 | 100 | 56809 | 100 | 53881 | 100 | 60406 | 100 |
Gallery
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Former administrative building of Russo-Baltic shipyard in Kopli, now used by the Estonian Maritime Academy. -
Former Baltic cotton factory building in Sitsi. -
Dwelling of the workers of Baltic cotton factory. -
Former Patarei Prison in Kalamaja. -
Schoolhouse in Pelgulinn. -
Wooden apartment buildings in Pelgulinn. -
Stalin-era apartment building in Pelguranna. -
Typical Khrushchyovkas in Pelguranna. -
Stroomi Beach -
Merimetsa park-forest -
New residential sub-district at Noblessner port. Noblessner
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References
edit- ^ a b 2000. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus (PDF) (in Estonian and English). Tallinn: Statistikaamet. 2001. pp. 69, 78. ISBN 9985-74-167-6.
- ^ "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
- ^ "RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
External links
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