Södermalm (borough)

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
Borough of Stockholm
Location of Södermalm shown in white
Södermalm Location of Södermalm within Sweden
Coordinates: 59.31°N 18.06°E / 59.31; 18.06
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

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  Modern building in Hammarby Sjöstad
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  Riddarholmen
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  Street in Gamla stan
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  The South Tower, adjacent to Medborgarplatsen in the center of Södermalm