Södermalm (borough)
Borough of Stockholm in Stockholm Municipality, Sweden
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Södermalm is a city district area (Swedish: stadsdelsområde, often referred to as a borough) in central Stockholm, Sweden. Södermalm borough has a population of around 110,000, making it the most populated borough of Stockholm.[1] The urban development project of Hammarby Sjöstad is located in the Södermalm borough.[2]
Södermalm | |
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Borough of Stockholm | |
Location of Södermalm shown in white | |
  Södermalm Location of Södermalm within Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 59.31°N 18.06°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Stockholm Municipality |
| Municipality subdivision | Söderort |
| Established | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal assembly |
| • Municipal commissioner | Christoffer Järkeborn (M) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 126,736 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 111--, 116--, 117--, 118--, 120-- |
| Website | Stockholm.se |
Overview
Södermalm was created 1 January 2007, through the merging of the boroughs of Maria-Gamla Stan and Katarina-Sofia. It covers the island of Södermalm and some neighboring districts. The two former boroughs made up the eastern and western half of the island of Södermalm. Maria-Gamla Stan was the result of a previous merging between the original borough with the same name, and the former borough of Hornstull, in 1999. Maria-Gamla Stan also included the island districts of Gamla Stan, Långholmen, Reimersholme, Riddarholmen and Årsta holmar; Katarina-Sofia included the district Södra Hammarbyhamnen south of Södermalm. All these districts are now parts of the new Södermalm borough.[3][4]
Gallery
Modern building in Hammarby Sjöstad
Street in Gamla stan
The South Tower, adjacent to Medborgarplatsen in the center of Södermalm
