Slettheia

District Slettheia
District Slettheia
District in Kristiansand
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 58°08′15″N 7°56′05″E / 58.1374°N 07.9346°E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Vest-Agder
Municipality	Kristiansand
Borough	Vågsbygd
Elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	4,000
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-030112
Website	kristiansand.kommune.no

Slettheia is a district in the borough Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand in Vest-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
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 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