Slettheia Explained

Official Name:District Slettheia
Settlement Type:District in Kristiansand
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Southern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Agder
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kristiansand
Subdivision Name4:Vågsbygd
Iso Code:NO-030112
Website:kristiansand.kommune.no
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:4,000
Coordinates:58.1374°N 7.9346°W
Elevation M:109
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

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.

Transportation

Bus transportation from Slettheia
Line Destination [3]
M3 Slettheia - Søm
M3 Slettheia - Vågsbygd kirke
D3 Slettheia - Kvadraturen
D3 Slettheia - Kvadraturen - UiA

Politics

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

Kristiansand City CouncilPercent votesVotes
Labour Party35,8%478
Conservative Party19,3%258
Christian Democratic Party12,4%165
Progress Party9,4%125
The Democrats5,6%75
Socialist Left Party4,2%56
Liberal Party4%53
Green Party3%40
Red2,6%35
The Pensioners'2,1%28
Others1,8%27
Total100%1340

Neighbourhoods

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slettheia, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder). yr.no. 2017-02-23.
  2. Web site: Befolkning i Kristiansand . ssb.no . 2014-01-01.
  3. Web site: AKT.
  4. Web site: Valgresultat for Slettheia. 2015-09-15.