Spandau

Spandau
Spandau
	Borough of Berlin
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	Spandau
	Location of Spandau in Berlin
	Coordinates: 52°33′N 13°12′E / 52.550°N 13.200°ECoordinates: 52°33′N 13°12′E / 52.550°N 13.200°E
Country	Germany
State	Berlin
City	Berlin
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Kleebank (SPD)
Area
• Total	91.91 km2 (35.49 sq mi)
Population (2012-11-30)
• Total	231,540
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Vehicle registration	B

Spandau (pronounced [ˈʃpandaʊ̯]) 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.

Overview[edit]

In the west it borders on the districts of Oberhavel and 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 Spandau Town Hall, built in 1913.

Demographics[edit]

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	165,000 (73%)
Germans with migration background or foreign citizens	62,000 (27%)
Middle Eastern/Muslim origin (Turkey, Arab League, Iran etc.)	20,400 (9%)
(non-German) EU-European migration background (esp. Poles, Romanians etc.)	13,600 (6%)
African background/Afro-Germans (Ghana, Nigeria, Kamerun etc.)	7,000 (3%)
Others (East Asians, Russians, Serbs etc.)	20,400 (9%)