Stockholm is the caipital o Swaden an constitutes the maist populatit urban area in Scandinavie.[6][7] Stockholm is the maist muckle ceety in Swaden, wi a population o 851,155 in the municipality (2010), 1.37 million in the urban area (2010), an aroond 2.1 million in the 6,519 km2 (2,517.00 sq mi) metropolitan area (2010). As o 2010, the Stockholm metropolitan area is hame tae approximately 22% o Swaden's population.

Stockholm
Ceety
Frae left tae richt: Aerial view o the ceety wi the Old Town, the monument at Sergels Torg, Ericsson Globe, Victoria Touer in Kista, auld biggins at Stortorget, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm Ceety Haw, a statue in Gamla Stan, an a carousel at the amusement pairk Gröna Lund.
Frae left tae richt: Aerial view o the ceety wi the Old Town, the monument at Sergels Torg, Ericsson Globe, Victoria Touer in Kista, auld biggins at Stortorget, Stockholm Palace, Stockholm Ceety Haw, a statue in Gamla Stan, an a carousel at the amusement pairk Gröna Lund.
Official seal of Stockholm
Seal
Coat of airms o Stockholm
Coat airms
Stockholm is located in Sweden
Stockholm
Stockholm
Coordinates: 59°21′N 18°04′E / 59.350°N 18.067°E / 59.350; 18.067Coordinates: 59°21′N 18°04′E / 59.350°N 18.067°E / 59.350; 18.067
KintraSwaden
ProvinceSödermanland an Uppland
CoontyStockholm Coonty
Municipalities
First mention1252
Chairter13t century
Area
 • Ceety188 km2 (73 sq mi)
 • Urban
381.6 km2 (147.3 sq mi)
 • Metro
6519 km2 (2,517 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2][3][4]
 • Ceety975,904
 • Density5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
 • Urban1,605,030
 • Urban density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,377,081
 • Metro density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Stockholmare
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+46-8
Websitehttp://www.stockholm.se/
Stockholmsområdet vid 3 000 f.kr.
Illustration av olika historiska vattenstånd i Stockholmstrakten med hjälp av Västerbron

Foondit no later than circa 1250, possibly as early as 1187, Stockholm haes lang been ane o Swaden's cultural, media, poleetical, an economic centres. Its strategic location on 14 islands on the sooth-central east coast o Swaden at the mooth o Lake Mälaren, bi the Stockholm airchipelago, haes been historically important. Stockholm haes been nominatit bi GaWC as a global ceety, wi a rankin o Alpha-.[8] In The 2008 Global Cities Index, Stockholm rankt 24t in the warld, 10t in Europe, an first in Scandinavie.[9] Stockholm is kent for its beauty, its biggins an airchitectur, its abundant clean an open watter, an its mony pairks.[10] It is whiles referred tae as Venice o the North.[11]

Stockholm is the steid o the naitional Swadish govrenment, the Riksdag (parliament), an the offeecial residence o the Swadish monarch as well as the prime meenister. Syne 1980, the monarch haes residit at Drottningholm Palace ootside o Stockholm an uises the Ryal Palace o Stockholm as his wirkplace an offeecial residence.

References

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  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 9 Mey 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner. Totalt". SCB. Archived frae the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 Julie 2016.
  3. "Stockholm". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 Januar 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  4. "Folkmängd per tätort och småort 2010, per kommun" (XLS) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 20 Juin 2013. Retrieved 2 Februar 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  5. "Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2019". Statistikdatabasen.
  6. "Tätorter 2010" (PDF). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 16 Juin 2011. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help) (in Northren Sami)
  7. "Byopgørelsen 1. januar 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 3 Juin 2011.
  8. "The World According to GaWC 2008". Archived frae the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  9. "The 2008 Global Cities Index". Foreign Policy. 2008. Archived frae the original on 10 Januar 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2008. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. Stockholm facts
  11. Adventures in the 'Venice of the North', CNN.com June 5, 2009


  Stockholm is ane o 133 places wi the historical ceety status in Swaden.