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	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 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