It is known as the "capital" of the archipelago of Turku and had been called a town since 1977. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finlandregion. The town had a population of 12,266 (as of 31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 273.18 square kilometres (105.48 sq mi).[1] The population density was 44.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (116/sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with the majority (54%) being Swedish and the minority (45%) Finnish speakers.
The city has many little suburbs around it, including Kirjala and Lielax.
