Tuira

Tuira is a district of the city of , Finland. It is located north of city centre across the . After the first bridges over Oulujoki connecting Tuira with Oulu were built in 1869, population growth of Tuira accelerated and Tuira was annexed by city of Oulu from the neighbouring rural municipality in 1886.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,810 residents
  • Description: city district in Oulu, Finland
  • Also known as: “Tuira, Oulu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tuira Library and Merikoski Power Plant.

Library
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.

Power station
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.
is a hydroelectric power station and a dam in the district in , . The plant is owned by the Oulun Energia municipal enterprise of the city of Oulu.

Church
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.
The is an evangelical Lutheran church in Tuira, . The church building has been designed by architect Harald Andersin and it was inaugurated as a chapel of Oulu parish in 1916.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koskikeskus and Pikisaari.

Suburb
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain.
is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of , . The neighbourhood is located in the estuary of the river . The Tuira Bridges in connect the and Tuira neighbourhoods.

Suburb
Photo: Estormiz, CC0.
is a district of the city of , . The district consists of and Korkeasaari islands connected due to the post-glacial rebound.

Suburb
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is a district of the city centre area of , . was mostly industrial area, which was rezoned mostly for residential use in 1984.

Tuira

Latitude
65.02474° or 65° 1′ 29″ north
Longitude
25.47205° or 25° 28′ 19″ east
Population
7,810
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9GQ72FFC+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 248033270
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
633874
Wiki­data ID
Q11898461
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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Swedish—“Tuira” goes by many names.
  • Esperanto: “Tuira”
  • Finnish: “Tuira”
  • French: “Tuira”
  • German: “Tuira”
  • Polish: “Tuira”
  • Swedish: “Tuira”
  • “Tuira”
  • “Tuira (Oulu)”

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