Rinkeby
Rinkeby is a district (Swedish: stadsdel) in Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden.[1] Rinkeby had 15,051 inhabitants as at December 31, 2007.[2]
Rinkeby is noted for its high concentration of immigrants and people with immigrant ancestry (see definition of Swede). 89.1% of the population of Rinkeby has a first- or second-generation immigrant background as of 31 December, 2007.[2]
A sociolect called Rinkeby Swedish has been named after Rinkeby.
The district was a part of the Rinkeby borough until January 1, 2007, when it was merged with Kista borough to form the Rinkeby-Kista borough. The neighbourhood was part of the so-called Million Programme.
The Stockholm Metro station Rinkeby was opened in 1975.
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- ^ "Administrative divisions of the City districts". Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB. 2008-04-14. http://www.usk.stockholm.se/arsbok/b038.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ a b "Områdesfakta Rinkeby stadsdel". Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB. http://www.usk.stockholm.se/tabellverktyg/tv.aspx?projekt=omradesfakta&omrade=22405. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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Coordinates: 59°23′17″N 17°55′43″E / 59.38806°N 17.92861°E
