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Feijenoord, not to be confused with the neighbourhood Feijenoord (which is located in the Feijenoord district) is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72.320 citizens. The area is 6.44 km² (1.45 km² of this is water). It is not the home of the city's main football club, Feyenoord, which is situated in the neighbouring township of IJsselmonde.The district gained significance in the 19th century as a centre of shipbuilding, principally at the Fijenoord yard.Neighbourhoods in Feijenoord Afrikaanderwijk Bloemhof Feijenoord Hillesluis Katendrecht Kop van Zuid Noordereiland VreewijkEthnicityThe majority of the population of Feijenoord are immigrants, approximately 36% of the population are Dutch natives, 8% are western immigrants and 56% are non-western immigrants. The biggest non-western immigrant groups are Moroccan (10%), Netherlands Antillean (4%), Surinamese (11%) and Turks (19%).