District Slettheia
District in Kristiansand
Coat of arms of District Slettheia
Location of District Slettheia
Coordinates: 58°08′15″N 7°56′05″E / 58.1374°N 07.9346°E / 58.1374; 07.9346
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughVågsbygd
Elevation109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total4,000
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030112
Websitekristiansand.kommune.no

Slettheia is a district in the borough Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The population was about 4,000 in 2014. It is the most populated immigrant settlement in Kristiansand. The district was the childhood home for Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Public transportation is available with local city buses every day. Slettheia has one elementary and one junior high, the closest high school is "Vågsbygd High School".[2]

Demographic

Slettheia has about 4,000 residents (in 2014) and it is the district in Kristiansand with the highest percentage of immigrants in the city with about 36% of residents being immigrants. Approximately 31% are from Africa and Asia while another 4% are from Europe and North-America.[2]

Transportation

Bus transportation from Slettheia
LineDestination [3]
M3Slettheia - Søm
M3Slettheia - Vågsbygd kirke
D3Slettheia - Kvadraturen
D3Slettheia - Kvadraturen - UiA

Politics

The 10 largest political parties in Slettheia in 2015:[4]

Kristiansand City Council Percent votes Votes
Labour Party 35,8% 478
Conservative Party 19,3% 258
Christian Democratic Party 12,4% 165
Progress Party 9,4% 125
The Democrats 5,6% 75
Socialist Left Party 4,2% 56
Liberal Party 4% 53
Green Party 3% 40
Red 2,6% 35
The Pensioners' 2,1% 28
Others 1,8% 27
Total 100% 1340

Neighbourhoods

References

  1. "Slettheia, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. "AKT".
  4. "Valgresultat for Slettheia". Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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