Kivistö
Kivistö is a district and major region of the municipality of Vantaa, Finland, located within the northwestern part of the city. The district has a population of 10,665 and a population density of 1,520 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,900/sq mi).
Kivistö | |
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City district | |
Buildings of the Kivistö center in July 2021 | |
| Etymology: Finnish: kivi ("stone", referring to inarable granite bedrock) | |
Location on the map of Vantaa, with the district in red and the major region in light brown | |
| Coordinates: 60°19′25″N 24°50′43″E | |
| Country | Finland |
| City | Vantaa |
| Major region | Kivistö |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| • Major region | 71.5 km2 (27.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 10,665 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| • Major region | 17,410 |
| • Major region density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| Postal Code(s) | 01700 |
| Website | www |
The district is bordered to the west by Hämeenlinnanväylä (a constituent of the National road 3 (E12)), to the south by the district of Piispankylä, to the east by the district of Lapinkylä, and to the north by the districts of Seutula and Luhtaanmäki.
The Kivistö major region consists of ten districts: the central Kivistö, Lapinkylä, Seutula, Piispankylä, Riipilä, Kiila, Vestra, Luhtaanmäki, Keimola and Myllymäki. As of December 2021, the Kivistö major region has a total population of 17,410 and a population density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi). The Kivistö major region is the least populated—and the least densely populated—major region in Vantaa.