
| Spandau | |
| Borough of Berlin | |
| Coordinates | 52°33′N 13°12′E / 52.55°N 13.2°ECoordinates: 52°33′N 13°12′E / 52.55°N 13.2°E |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Berlin |
| City | Berlin |
| Borough subdivisions | 9 localities |
| Mayor | Helmut Kleebank (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 91.91 km2 (35.49 sq mi) |
| Population | 223,962 (31 March 2010) |
| - Density | 2,437 /km2 (6,311 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | B |
| Website | Official homepage |
Spandau is the fifth of the twelve boroughs (Bezirk) of Berlin. It is the fourth largest and westernmost borough, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and along the western bank of the Havel, but the least populated.
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In the west it borders with the districts of Oberhavel, Havelland and the city of Potsdam in the federal state of Brandenburg. Modern industries include metal working, chemicals and carpet manufacturing. It was the location of the notorious Spandau Prison until the prison was demolished in 1987. The British New Romantic band Spandau Ballet took their name from the Spandau borough in the British sector of former West Berlin.
The borough headquarters occupy the Rathaus Spandau, a town hall built in 1913.
As of 2010, Spandau had a population of 223,962, of whom 62,000 (27%) had a migration background or were of non-German ethnicity.[1]
| Percentage of people with migration background[2] | |
|---|---|
| Germans without migration background/Ethnic Germans | 73% (165.000) |
| Germans with migration background or foreign citizens | 27 % (62.000) |
| Middle Eastern/Muslim origin (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.) | 9 % (20.400) |
| (non-German) EU-European migration background (esp. Poles, Romanians etc.) | 6 % (13.600) |
| African background/Afro-Germans (Ghana, Nigeria, Kamerun etc.) | 3 % (7.000) |
| Others (East Asians, Russians, Serbs etc.) | 9 % (20.400) |
Spandau is divided into 9 localities:
At the 2011 elections for the parliament of the borough (Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) the following parties were elected:
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