Västerort Explained
Västerort (sometimes translated to West Stockholm) is the western part of Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. It also forms part of Stockholm urban area and of Stockholm Metropolitan Area. It constitutes the western suburban area within Stockholm's municipal borders.
The eastern part of Västerort was incorporated by the City of Stockholm in 1916 and the western part in 1949.
Since 2007, Västerort is organized into four stadsdelsområden (sometimes translated to boroughs): Bromma, Hässelby-Vällingby, Rinkeby-Kista, and Spånga-Tensta.[1]
Before 2007, it was organized into five boroughs: Bromma borough, Hässelby-Vällingby borough, Kista borough, Rinkeby borough and Spånga-Tensta borough.
Districts
| District | Area¹[2] | Population
(31-12-2007) | Density² | Pre-2007 borough | Borough |
|---|
| Abrahamsberg | 42 | 2,740 | 65 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Akalla + Hansta | 673 | 8,153 | 12 | Kista | Rinkeby-Kista |
| Alvik | 52 | 1017 | 20 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Beckomberga | 82 | 2,749 | 33 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Blackeberg | 155 | 6,666 | 44 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Bromma Kyrka | 112 | 2,595 | 23 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Bromsten | 219 | 5,712 | 26 | Spånga-Tensta | Spånga-Tensta |
| Bällsta | 133 | 850 | 6 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Eneby | 34 | 793 | 23 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Flysta | 79 | 2,178 | 28 | Spånga-Tensta | Spånga-Tensta |
| Grimsta | 266 | 4,146 | 16 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Husby | 185 | 11,551 | 63 | Kista | Rinkeby-Kista |
| Hässelby Gård | 134 | 9,494 | 71 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Hässelby Strand | 94 | 6,566 | 70 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Hässelby Villastad | 763 | 17,329 | 23 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Höglandet | 44 | 1,417 | 32 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Kista | 413 | 10,477 | 25 | Kista | Rinkeby-Kista |
| Kälvesta | 117 | 4,458 | 38 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Lunda | 136 | 13 | 0 | Spånga-Tensta | Spånga-Tensta |
| Mariehäll | 72 | 1,972 | 27 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Nockeby | 95 | 3,143 | 33 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Nockebyhov | 159 | 2,629 | 17 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Norra Ängby | 203 | 5,110 | 25 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Nälsta | 138 | 4,633 | 34 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Olovslund | 26 | 556 | 21 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Riksby | 370 | 3,555 | 10 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Rinkeby | 131 | 15,051 | 115 | Rinkeby | Rinkeby-Kista |
| Råcksta | 142 | 4,733 | 33 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Smedslätten | 110 | 2,427 | 22 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Solhem | 311 | 8,379 | 27 | Spånga-Tensta | Spånga-Tensta |
| Stora Mossen | 65 | 1,615 | 25 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Sundby | 117 | 1,965 | 17 | Spånga-Tensta | Spånga-Tensta |
| Södra Ängby | 112 | 1,744 | 16 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Tensta | 200 | 17,083 | 85 | Spånga-Tensta | Spånga-Tensta |
| Traneberg | 86 | 6,884 | 80 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Ulvsunda | 85 | 2,113 | 25 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Ulvsunda Industriområde | 135 | 2,550 | 19 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Vinsta | 167 | 3,228 | 19 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Vällingby | 137 | 7,071 | 52 | Hässelby-Vällingby | Hässelby-Vällingby |
| Åkeshov | 28 | 687 | 25 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Åkeslund | 51 | 3,068 | 60 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Ålsten | 133 | 3,380 | 25 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Äppelviken | 77 | 1,884 | 24 | Bromma | Bromma |
| Total | 6884 | 205,453 | 30 | | | |
1/ hectares
2/ Population per hectare
See also
References
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Notes and References
- City of Stockholm: "Stockholm by districts"
- Web site: Area and population density by City district. Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB. 2007-12-31. 2009-04-07.
