Põhja-Tallinn

This article is about district of Tallinn. For Estonian band, see Põhja-Tallinn (band).

Põhja-Tallinn (Estonian for 'northern Tallinn') is one of the eight administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

Põhja-Tallinn
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
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

Põhja-Tallinn is divided into nine subdistricts (Estonian: asum): Kalamaja, Karjamaa, Kelmiküla, Kopli, Merimetsa, Paljassaare, Pelgulinn, Pelguranna, and Sitsi.

Population

The population in Põhja-Tallinn was 59,857 as of 1 January 2021.

Ethnic composition 1989-2021

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

• 
  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

References

1. 2000. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus (PDF) (in Estonian and English). Tallinn: Statistikaamet. 2001. pp. 69, 78. ISBN 9985-74-167-6.
2. "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
3. "RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).

External links

• Official website