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 | Rinkeby is a suburb of Stockholm in Sweden. |
| It is noted for its high concentration of immigrants and people with immigrant ancestry (see definition of Swede) and notably Africans (mostly Somalian immigrants), three quarters as compared to 20 percent for all of Stockholm and a sociolect called 'Rinkeby Swedish' has been named after it. |
| The Rinkeby underground metro station was opened in 1975. |
| Stockholm - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (3644 words) |
| The city continued to expand and new districts were created, such as Rinkeby, Tensta, and Sollentuna, some with high proportions of immigrants. |
| As a municipality, the City of Stockholm is subdivided into district councils, or boroughs, which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. |
| Some areas in the (somewhat) outer suburbs, including those of Tensta, Jordbro, Fittja, Husby, Rinkeby, Kista, Hagsätra, Rågsved, Södertälje, Huddinge, have high percentages of immigrants or second generation immigrants of Middle Eastern, former Yugoslavian, African nationality or of other immigrant descent (Such as South Asian and Hispanic). |
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