Ishøj, Hovedstaden Region, Denmark
🇩🇰 Ishøj is a Danish town. It is situated in the Region Hovedstaden, and is the seat of the Ishøj Municipality.
Geography The town is located by the coast in the south-western suburban area of Copenhagen and is part of the city's urban area.
Neighboring municipalities are Vallensbæk to the east, Høje-Taastrup to the north and west, and Greve to the south.
Immigration During the 1960s to 1980s, Denmark attracted a large number of foreign workers. Many of these workers chose to remain in the country, with a significant number settling in Ishøj, which is today known for its diverse population, with immigrants and their descendants accounting for 37.5 percent of the total population. This makes Ishøj the municipality with the highest proportion of immigrants in Denmark.
The influx of immigrants has also had an impact on the local schools, with some municipal schools having over 30 percent of students who are bilingual.
Europe/Copenhagen/Capital_Region
Ishøj has a population of over 23,457 people. Ishøj also forms part of the wider Copenhagen urban area which has a population of over 2,057,142 people. Ishøj is situated 19 km west of the centre of Copenhagen.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Ishøj has links with:
🇩🇪 Bad Salzungen, Germany 🇸🇪 Haninge, Sweden🇷🇺 Nizhnekamsk 55.633
🇷🇺 Novo-Peredelkino 55.633
🇩🇰 Høje-Taastrup 55.648
🇩🇰 Albertslund 55.65
🇷🇺 Obruchevsky 55.65
🇷🇺 Tyoply Stan 55.617
🏴 Kilmarnock 55.609
🇷🇺 Gus-Khrustalny 55.607
🏴 Newtown St Boswells 55.585
🇸🇪 Trollhättan 12.317
🇩🇪 Bitterfeld-Wolfen 12.328
🇩🇪 Tirschenreuth 12.337
🇩🇰 Albertslund 12.35
Locations Near: Ishøj 12.3167,55.6167
🇩🇰 Albertslund 12.35,55.65 d: 4.3
🇩🇰 Høje-Taastrup 12.27,55.648 d: 4.5
🇩🇰 Ballerup 12.365,55.73 d: 12.9
🇩🇰 Hvidovre 12.473,55.658 d: 10.8
🇩🇰 Gladsaxe 12.472,55.745 d: 17.2
🇩🇰 Frederiksberg 12.527,55.677 d: 14.8
🇩🇰 Roskilde 12.083,55.65 d: 15.1
🇩🇰 Lyngby-Taarbæk 12.5,55.783 d: 21.8
🇩🇰 Copenhagen 12.568,55.676 d: 17.1
Antipodal to: Ishøj -167.683,-55.617
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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15512.2
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