Munich - an international city.
Munich regards itself as an international city. Judging by the number of foreigners living in the city, according to the latest census (1998) released in February 2000, this title seems appropriate. Of the 1, 289,537 inhabitants of the Bavarian capital, 261,550 are non-German residents. The Turkish contigent of 47,049 represents the largest foreign group, while six people from Gambia make up the smallest. Residents who speak English as their mother tongue have their fare share of compatriots in Munich. Most of them, 4,593 to exact, come from the United States. Following closely behind 4,368 British subjects. The Irish represent a relatively large minority with 1,337 people. Australians and New Zealanders (269 and 57, respectively) are a bit lonely “up over.” The Caribbean Islands contribute to the Munich melting pot with 149 Jamaicans and 14 islanders from Trinidad and Tobago. Most Munich residents holding a foreign passport live in the districts of Milbertshofen, Ludwigsvorstadt, Schwanthalerhöhe and Obergiesing, where they constitute up to 25 percent of the population of their respective city quarters. The foreigners living there hail, in large part, from Greece, Italy, the former Yugoslavia and Turkey. The Americans tend to inhabit the more exclusive parts of the city, such as Schwabing, Haidhausen, Lehel and Neuhausen-Nymphenburg. For a more in-depth look at Munich’s latest census figures, call 233 287 66 to order the rather hefty volume. (DM 30). <<< sst