Kaukajärvi (district)

City district in Tampere, Finland
Apartment buildings at Keskisenkatu in Kaukajärvi

Kaukajärvi is a district in Tampere, Finland.[1] It is located between the Highway 9 (E63) and the three-kilometer-long Lake Kaukajärvi, where district gets its name.

Description

Construction of the Kaukajärvi suburb began in the 1960s, the first in the city.[2] The Kaukajärvi statistical area had 12,326 inhabitants as of 2017.[3] The district is also located right on the border of the town of Kangasala.

Kaukajärvi has an international school called Kaukajärvi School founded in 1969, which provides education for grades 1–10.[4]

The Haihara Manor

See also

  • Haihara
  • Hervanta

References

  1. ^ Leena Salminen, Janne Vainikainen, Kirsi Hämäläinen & Marko Nurminen (2007). "Tilastokatsaus Tampereelta 2007:2" (PDF) (in Finnish). Tampereen kaupunki. Retrieved November 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Kaukajärvi – Tampereen ensimmäinen lähiö" (PDF) (in Finnish). Tampereen kaupungin kulttuuripalvelut. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tampere alueittain 2018" (in Finnish). Tampereen kaupunki. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Kaukajärven koulu – Tampere (in Finnish)

61°28′20″N 23°53′00″E / 61.47222°N 23.88333°E / 61.47222; 23.88333

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The official major districts of Tampere and their subdivision in neighbourhoods (and quarters)
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Koillinen
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Luoteinen
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Pohjoinen
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