Søndre Nordstrand

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Bydel Søndre Nordstrand
District

Coat of arms
Country Norway
City Oslo
Area
 • Total 18.42 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 32,830
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-030115
Website bsn.oslo.kommune.no

Søndre Nordstrand is a district of the city of Oslo, Norway. It has 36,304 inhabitants and the highest rate of immigrant population at 49.2% (expected to reach 50% by the summer of 2012).[1][2] It is also the southernmost borough of Oslo, bordering Nordstrand.

More than 50% of its inhabitants have immigrant background. It is the first municipality of Oslo and of Norway that has a majority-minority population. [3]

Neighborhoods in Søndre Nordstrand include:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/Her-er-Oslos-forste-innvandrerbydel-6820184.html
  2. ↑ Statistics Norway
  3. ↑ http://www.osloby.no/nyheter/Her-har-flertallet-innvandrerbakgrunn-7184455.html

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