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{{Short description|Borough of Oslo, Norway}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name        = Bydel Bjerke
| type                 = [[List of boroughs of Oslo|Borough]]
| image_shield         = Oslo komm.svg
| image_map            = Oslo bjerke.png
| image_skyline        = Økern Oslo.JPG
| subdivision_type     = Country
| subdivision_name     = [[Norway]]
| subdivision_type2    = [[List of towns and cities in Norway|City]]
| subdivision_name2    = [[Oslo]]
| subdivision_type3    = [[Districts of Norway|District]] 
| subdivision_name3    = [[Grorud Valley]]
| iso_code             = [[ISO 3166-2:NO|NO-030109]]
| leader_title         = <!-- Governor -->
| leader_name          =
| area_total_km2       = 7.72
| area_footnotes       =
| area_rank            =
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| population_as_of     = 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no/webview/velocity?v=2&mode=cube&cube=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfCube%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB_C1&study=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistikkbanken.oslo.kommune.no%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FBe01-Befolkningen-etter-bydel-kjonn-og-alder-SSB |title=Befolkningen etter bydel, kjønn og aldersgrupper 1.1.2020 |year=2020 |author=Municipality of Oslo |accessdate=29 April 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
| population_total     = 33,422
| population_footnotes =
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| population_density_km2 = 4,329
| timezone1            = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1          = +1
| timezone1_DST        = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST      = +2
| website              = [http://www.bbj.oslo.kommune.no/ bbj.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 [[Marka, Oslo|Oslomarka]]. [[Bjerke Upper Secondary School]] is located here.

==Districts==
* [[Linderud]]
* [[Lofthus, Oslo|Lofthus]] (on the border with [[Nordre Aker]] borough)
* [[Tonsenhagen]]
* [[Årvoll]]
* [[Veitvet]]
* [[Økern]]
* [[Risløkka]]

== Politics ==
As a borough of Oslo, Bjerke is governed by the city council of Oslo as well as its own borough council. The council leader is Lars Fuglesang from the [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour Party]] and the deputy leader is Hans Husum, of the [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]]. The Labour Party has the most seats. The 15 seats are distributed among the following [[List of political parties in Norway|political parties]] for the 2019-2023 term:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Valgresultater valg til bydelsutvalg 2019|url=https://www.oslo.kommune.no/politikk/valg/resultater-for-valg-til-bydelsutvalg/|website=Oslo kommune|language=no|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>

* 5 from the [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour Party]] (''Arbeiderpartiet'')
* 3 from the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]] (''Høyre'')
* 2 from the [[Socialist Left Party of Norway|Socialist Left Party]] (''Sosialistisk Venstreparti'')
* 2 from the [[Green Party (Norway)|Green Party]] (Miljøpartiet de Grønne)
* 1 from the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] (''Fremskrittspartiet)''
* 1 from the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] (''Venstre'')
* 1 from the [[Red Party (Norway)|Red Party]] (Rødt)

== Transportation ==
Trondheimsveien is the main road that runs through the borough. Multiple busses on the local- and the regional bus network serve the area and allow for commuters to travel into the [[Sentrum, Oslo|city-centre of Oslo]]. Multiple metro stations on the [[Grorud Line]], also are in Bjerke and serve a similar purpose. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Linjekart for T-bane i Oslo |url=https://ruter.no/globalassets/rutetabeller/t-bane/t-banen-linjekart-03042016.pdf |access-date=5 February 2023 |website=[[Ruter]]}}</ref> A tram extension of the [[Sinsen Line]] has been proposed from the current stop at [[Sinsenkrysset (station)|Sinsenkrysset]] and run all the way to [[Tonsenhagen]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2009 |title=Trikk til Tonsenhagen - et forprosjekt |url=https://ruter.no/globalassets/dokumenter/ruterrapporter/2009/20-2009_tonsenh_forprosj.pdf |access-date=5 February 2023 |website=Ruter}}</ref>
[[File:Vollebekk stasjon.JPG|left|thumb|This is Vollebekk metro station. This is located within Bjerke. ]]

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