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Keski-Lahti | |
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District of Lahti | |
 Aleksanterinkatu street by the Market Square | |
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| Coordinates: 60°58′59″N 25°39′26″E / 60.9830°N 25.6572°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Päijät-Häme |
| Municipality | Lahti |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 12,054 |
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| Postal codes | 15100, 15110, 15140 |
| District number | 1 |
Keski-Lahti ("Central Lahti") is the 1st district of the city of Lahti, in the region of Päijät-Häme, Finland. It covers the downtown areas of the city, circling the Market Square. It borders the districts of Niemi in the north, Kiveriö in the northeast, Paavola and Möysä in the east, Asemantausta in the south, Hennala and Sopenkorpi in the west and Kartano in the northwest.[1]
The combined population of the statistical districts of Ydinkeskusta and Pohjoinen keskusta, approximately covering the area of Keski-Lahti, was 12,054 in 2019.[2]
Keski-Lahti has been recorded as the most dangerous district in Finland, with almost 80 homicide cases registered within 20 years.[3][4]
- ^ "Lahti map service: Quarters of Lahti City". City of Lahti. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Statistics service of the City of Lahti" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2021. (under Tilastokanta → Lahti → Väestö → Väkiluku ja ikärakenne → Lahden väkiluku ja ikärakenne alueittain 1999-)
- ^ Hyvärinen, Elisa (June 17, 2020). "YLE: Nämä ovat Suomen väkivaltaisimmat paikat". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Tallgren, Rea (August 25, 2018). "IS: Suomen vaarallisimmat kaupunginosat listattiin - eniten henkirikoksia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved January 31, 2021.