Bjerke (borough)

For the surname, see Bjerke (surname).

Bydel Bjerke
Borough
Coat of arms
Country	Norway
City	Oslo
District	Grorud Valley
Area
• Total	7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	33,422
• Density	4,329/km2 (11,210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-030109
Website	bbj.oslo.kommune.no

Bjerke is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.

The most densely populated residential areas, including the high-rise apartment blocks of Linderud, are located along Trondheimsveien (Norwegian National Road 4). The shopping centre at Linderud is also home to the borough council's administrative headquarters. The northern areas of the borough are bordered by the vast woodlands of Oslomarka. Bjerke Upper Secondary School is located here.

Districts

• Linderud
• Lofthus (on the border with Nordre Aker borough)
• Tonsenhagen
• Årvoll
• Veitvet
• Økern
• Risløkka

Politics

As a borough of Oslo, Bjerke is governed by the city council of Oslo as well as its own borough council. The council leader is Lars Fuglesang from the Labour Party and the deputy leader is Hans Husum, of the Socialist Left Party. The Labour Party has the most seats. The 15 seats are distributed among the following political parties for the 2019-2023 term:

• 5 from the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)
• 3 from the Conservative Party (Høyre)
• 2 from the Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)
• 2 from the Green Party (Miljøpartiet de Grønne)
• 1 from the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)
• 1 from the Liberal Party (Venstre)
• 1 from the Red Party (Rødt)