Pokkinen

{{Infobox settlement | name = Pokkinen | settlement_type = District of Oulu | image_skyline = Montage Pokkinen Oulu.jpg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Finland | subdivision_type1 = City | subdivision_name1 = Oulu | subdivision_type2 = Areas of Oulu | subdivision_name2 = City Centre | population_footnotes = <ref name="ouka2013">{{cite web | url = http://www.ouka.fi/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=a396b925-df77-42a8-9c79-9254626580b2&groupId=50085 | title = Oulun kaupungin ikäluokkatilasto kaupunginosittain 1.1.2013 | format = pdf | publisher = City of Oulu | year = 2013 | accessdate = July 12, 2013}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2013 | population_total = 2 333 |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 90100 }} '''Pokkinen''' is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Together with districts of Vaara and Vanhatulli, Pokkinen forms the central business district of Oulu. It is bounded by the estuary of the Oulujoki river to the west, the Koskikeskus and Myllytulli districts to the north, the Vaara district to the east and the Vanhatulli district to the south.<ref name="OukaMap">{{cite map |publisher= City of Oulu |title= Oulun suuralue- ja kaupunginosajako 1.1.2013 alkaen |trans-title=Subdivisions of the City of Oulu on Jan 1, 2013 |year= 2013 |url= http://kartta.ouka.fi/photos/kaupunginosat_ja_suuralueet_2013.pdf |scale= |series= |version= |cartography= |page= |pages= |section= |inset= |edition= |location= |language= |format= pdf |isbn= |id= |ref= |accessdate= 2013-08-07 |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>

Pokkinen is the oldest part of Oulu. The city hall, Oulu Cathedral, the market square and other cultural and municipal institutions are located in the district.

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