It's located northwest of Kalamaja and east of Sitsi, main part is between Kopli, Tööstuse and Erika streets.

Karjamaa also includes the Hundipea area and the Mine Harbour (Miinisadam) by the Tallinn Bay.

The first known settlement in the Hundipea area is mentioned in 1374 as Zudenpeyke (Susipea).

In 1728 a large stone building, which housed the navy hospital for a short time, was built in the area.

The biggest changes in the area took place in the end of the 19th century when the Baltic Cotton Factory [et] with its dwellings were built nearby (the neighbourhood now known as Sitsi).