Editing Kristiansand (section)

==Demographics==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ '''Minority populations in Kristiansand by country of origin as of 1 January 2013'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ungdom og kriminalitet |url=http://www.kristiansand.kommune.no/Documents/Nyheter%202014/Trendrapport_ungdom%20og%20kriminalitet2014_a4_web.pdf?epslanguage=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716231145/http://kristiansand.kommune.no/Documents/Nyheter%202014/Trendrapport_ungdom%20og%20kriminalitet2014_a4_web.pdf?epslanguage=no |archive-date=16 July 2014 |access-date=10 April 2015 |publisher=kristiansand.kommune.no}}</ref>
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! style="background:#efefef;"|Rank
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
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|1||{{flag|Poland}}||1,940
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|2||{{flag|Vietnam}}||1,890
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|3||{{flag|Iraq}}||1,390
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|4||{{flag|Chile}}||1,300
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|5||{{flag|Kosovo}}||1,280
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|6||{{flag|Denmark}}||1,160
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|7||{{flag|Somalia}}||1,070
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|8||{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}||940
|-
|9||{{flag|Germany}}||880
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|10||{{flag|Afghanistan}}||880
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|11||{{flag|Russia}}||840
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|12||{{flag|Iran}}||790
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|13||{{flag|Sweden}}||700
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|14||{{flag|Pakistan}}||550
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|15||{{flag|Eritrea}}||540
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|16||{{flag|United Kingdom}}||500	
|-
|17||{{flag|United States}}||420	
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|18||{{flag|Thailand}}||390
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|19||{{flag|Iceland}}||390 	
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|20||{{flag|Turkey}}||380
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|21||{{flag|Palestine}}||360
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|22||{{flag|Philippines}}||350	
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|23||{{flag|Syria}}||320	
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|24||{{flag|Ethiopia}}||330
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|25||{{flag|Lithuania}}||320 	
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|26||{{flag|Cambodia}}||320
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|27||Other countries||5,880		
|}

Kristiansand has the third largest [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] community in Norway.

[[File:Slettheia-10.jpg|thumb|Slettheia has most immigrants in Kristiansand]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ The five districts with the highest proportion of immigrants
|-
! Nr !! District !! Percent<ref name="Befolkning i Kristiansand" />
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| 1 || [[Slettheia]] || 36%
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| 2 || [[Kvadraturen (Kristiansand)|Kvadraturen]] || 24%
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| 3 || [[Grim, Kristiansand|Grim]] || 22%
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| 4 || [[Hellemyr]] || 20%
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| 5 || [[Tinnheia]] || 19%
|}

[[File:Skålevik2.jpg|thumb|[[Flekkerøy]] has fewest immigrants, but the most Christians]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ The five districts with the lowest proportion of immigrants
|-
! Nr !! District !! Percent<ref name="Befolkning i Kristiansand" />
|-
| 1 || [[Flekkerøy]] || 7%
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| 2 || [[Randesund]] || 7%
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| 3 || [[Gimlekollen]] || 8%
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| 4 || [[Søm]] || 10%
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| 5 || [[Tveit]] || 10%
|}

===Religion===
[[File:Domkirken Kristiansand NORWAY nygotisk Thrap-Meyer 1885 Cathedral Neo-Gothic church 2023-10-18 Torvet Tårn tower Kveld høst Night IMG 4091.jpg|thumb|[[Kristiansand Cathedral]], rebuilt in brick in 1885 after several fires ravaged the city in the 19th century]]

====Christianity====
{{See also|Christianity}}
[[Kristiansand Cathedral]] is the largest church in Kristiansand. It is located in Kvadraturen with the town hall and Wergelandsparken. The church was built in 1885 and have the capacity of 1500 people. The church is the seat of the [[Bishop of Agder and Telemark]] in the [[Church of Norway]]. Grim Church was built in 1969 and has a capacity of 750 people. Vågsbygd Church is the church of Vågsbygd, it is located in the centrum of Vågsbygd and was built in 1967 and has a capacity of 650. Lund Church was built in 1987 and has a capacity of 600 people. Søm Church was built in 2004 and has a capacity of 600. The church was Kristiansand municipality 1000 year building and is the largest church in Oddernes. The windows of Søm Church was designed by [[Kjell Nupen]].

There are also churches located at [[Flekkerøy Church|Flekkerøy]], [[Hellemyr Church|Hellemyr]], [[Hånes Church|Hånes]], [[Justvik Church|Justvik]], Oddemarka ([[Oddernes Church|Oddernes]]), [[Randesund Church|Randesund]], Strai ([[Torridal Church|Torridal]]), [[Tveit Church (Vest-Agder)|Tveit]] and [[Voie Church|Voie]]. There are [[chapeau]]s all over the city. Christianity are strongest in Flekkerøy and Søm, even though [[Southern Norway]] is called the Norwegian Bible belt, Christianity doesn't play a big part in the rest of the city.

There is a [[Catholic]] church in Kvadraturen, [[St. Ansgar's Church]]. At Slettheia, there is a [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saint]] church and at Tinnheia, there is an [[Orthodoxy in Norway (disambiguation)|Orthodox church]].

The [[Church of Norway]] has twelve parishes (''sokn'') within the municipality of Kristiansand. It is part of the [[Kristiansand domprosti|Kristiansand]] arch-[[deanery]] in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''Churches in Kristiansand'''
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Den Norske Kirke |url=http://www.kirken.no/language=no |access-date=8 October 2015 |publisher=kirken.no}}</ref>
!Parish ''(Sokn)''!!Church Name!!Location of the Church!!Year Built
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|rowspan="1"|Kristiansand domkirke||[[Kristiansand Cathedral]]||[[Kvadraturen (Kristiansand)|Kvadraturen]]||1884
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|rowspan="1"|Flekkerøy||[[Flekkerøy Church]]||[[Flekkerøya]]||1960
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|rowspan="1"|Grim||[[Grim Church]]||[[Grim (Kristiansand)|Grim]]||1969
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|rowspan="1"|Hellemyr||[[Hellemyr Church]]||[[Hellemyr]]||1988
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|rowspan="1"|Hånes||[[Hånes Church]]||[[Hånes]]||1986
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|rowspan="1"|Lund||[[Lund Church (Vest-Agder)|Lund Church]]||[[Lund (Kristiansand)|Lund]]||1987
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|rowspan="2"|Oddernes||[[Justvik Church]]||[[Justvik]]||1985
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|[[Oddernes Church]]||[[Oddernes]]||c. 1040
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|rowspan="2"|Randesund||[[Randesund Church]]||[[Randesund]]||1864
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|[[Søm Church]]||[[Søm]]||2004
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|rowspan="1"|Torridal||[[Torridal Church]]||[[Aukland, Torridal|Aukland]]||1978
|-
|rowspan="1"|Tveit||[[Tveit Church (Vest-Agder)|Tveit Church]]||[[Tveit]]||c. 1100
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|rowspan="1"|Voie||[[Voie Church]]||[[Voie]]||1990
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|rowspan="1"|Vågsbygd||[[Vågsbygd Church]]||[[Vågsbygd]]||1967
|-
|}

====Buddhism====
{{See also|Buddhism}}
There is a Buddhist centre in Vågsbygd with [[Ternevig]]. There is also a Buddhist meditation centre located in the neighbouring municipality [[Songdalen]].

====Islam====
{{See also|Islam in Norway}}
There is a [[mosque]] in Kvadraturen.