Lindängen is a neighbourhood in Söder in Malmö, Sweden. It has 6,874 inhabitants. In its 2017 report, Police in Sweden placed the district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.[2]

Lindängen
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 55°33′33″N 13°00′56″E / 55.55917°N 13.01556°E / 55.55917; 13.01556
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityMalmö Municipality
Borough of MalmöFosie
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
6,874
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

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Lindängen had 5,958 inhabitants in 2007. It increased to 6,628 in 2011.[3] As of 2014, 6,874 live in the neighbourhood.

Sports

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The following sports clubs are located in Lindängen:

Notable people

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Lindängen has been home to several hip hop groups, for example Gonzalo Del Rio Saldias (Gonza Blatteskånska) from the Swedish hip hop group Advance Patrol. The rapper Lazee and Daniel Cvetkovic (Lilleman) are from Lindängen.

References

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  1. ^ "Befolkning per stadsområde, stadsdel, delområde 2007-2014". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ Utsatta områden – Social ordning, kriminell struktur och utmaningar för polisen / Dnr HD 44/14A203.023/2016 (PDF). Police in Sweden – Nationella operativa avdelningen – Underrättelseenheten. June 2017. p. 41. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Befolkning i stadsdelar och delområden". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.