Lindängen Explained

Official Name:Lindängen
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type4:Borough of Malmö
Subdivision Name4:Fosie
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Malmö Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Skåne County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Skåne
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6,874
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:55.5592°N 13.0156°W

Lindängen is a neighbourhood in Söder in Malmö, Sweden. It has 6,874 inhabitants. In its 2017 report, Police in Sweden placed the district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.[2]

Demographics

Lindängen had 5,958 inhabitants in 2007. It increased to 6,628 in 2011.[3] As of 2014, 6,874 live in the neighbourhood.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Lindängen:

Notable people

Lindängen has been home to several hip hop groups, for example Gonzalo Del Rio Saldias (Gonza Blatteskånska) from the Swedish hip hop group Advance Patrol. The rapper Lazee and Daniel Cvetkovic (Lilleman) are from Lindängen.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Befolkning per stadsområde, stadsdel, delområde 2007-2014 . . 13 April 2015 . sv . 26 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126102932/http://malmo.se/download/18.476cfe0814d2ef3bd18c205/1431356970103/Befolkningshistorik%2Bstadsomr%C3%A5de%2Bstadsdel%2Bdelomr%C3%A5de%2B2007-2014+%281%29.xlsx . 26 November 2015 . dead .
  2. Book: Utsatta områden – Social ordning, kriminell struktur och utmaningar för polisen / Dnr HD 44/14A203.023/2016. June 2017. Police in Sweden – Nationella operativa avdelningen – Underrättelseenheten. 41. 22 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Befolkning i stadsdelar och delområden . . Swedish . 10 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319151541/http://www.malmo.se/download/18.77b107c212e1f5a356a800064687/Bef%2BSDF%2Boch%2Bdelomr%2B%2B2011.xls . 19 March 2012 .