Mellunkylä (Swedish: Mellungsby) is a neighbourhood in East Helsinki, Finland. The area of Mellunkylä is 9,9 km and it has population of 36,360 (2005).
There are five suburbs in Mellunkylä:
- Kontula (Gårdsbacka)
- Vesala (Ärvings)
- Mellunmäki (Mellungsbacka)
- Kivikko (Stensböle)
- Kurkimäki (Tranbacka)
Mellunkylä had some suburban settlements already before World War II. In the 1960s, Kontula, the largest suburb in Finland, was built in record time.
References
- ^ http://www.hel2.fi/tietokeskus/helsinki_alueittain_2005/703Mellunkyl%C3%A4.pdf 2005 statistics and information about Mellunkylä
60°14′N 25°06′E / 60.233°N 25.100°E / 60.233; 25.100
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