Bjerke (borough)

Bydel Bjerke
Coat of arms of Bydel Bjerke
Location of Bydel Bjerke
CountryNorway
CityOslo
DistrictGrorud Valley
Area
 • Total7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total33,422
 • Density4,329/km2 (11,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030109
Websitebbj.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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Oslo (2020). "Befolkningen etter bydel, kjønn og aldersgrupper 1.1.2020" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2020.