Stockholm Municipality

"City of Stockholm" redirects here. For the capital city of Sweden, see Stockholm. For the historic city municipality, see City of Stockholm (city municipality). For the Riksdag constituency, see Stockholm Municipality (Riksdag constituency).
Stockholm Municipality
Stockholms kommun
Municipality
Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm City Hall
Coat of arms of Stockholm Municipality
Coat of arms
Official logo of Stockholm Municipality
Logotype
Location of Stockholm Municipality
Location of Stockholm Municipality
Coordinates: 59°21′N 18°04′E / 59.350°N 18.067°E / 59.350; 18.067
CountrySweden
CountyStockholm County
SeatStockholm
Government
 • MayorKarin Wanngård (Social Democrats)
Area
[1]
 • Total214.63 km2 (82.87 sq mi)
 • Land187.17 km2 (72.27 sq mi)
 • Water27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total988,943
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceUppland and Södermanland
Municipal code0180
Websitestart.stockholm

Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm (Swedish: Stockholms kommun or Stockholms stad) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most densely populated. It is also the most populous municipality in the Nordic countries.

Although legally a municipality with the official proper name Stockholms kommun, the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige) has decided to use the name Stockholms stad (City of Stockholm in English) whenever possible. This is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.

Geographically, the city comprises the Stockholm City Centre and two suburban areas, Söderort (South Stockholm) and Västerort (West Stockholm). Administratively, it is subdivided into 14 districts (sometimes incorrectly called "boroughs" in English), which are administered by district councils (stadsdelsnämnder).

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.