Rinkeby-Kista is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

(''stadsdelsområde'') in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. The borough is located in

Västerort 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 suburb ...

Overview

The districts that make up the borough are

Akalla Akalla is a district ( sv, stadsdel) in Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Akalla has a population of roughly 9.100 as of 2018, in which immigrants, mostly from Asia and Africa, make up 60,4% of the population. Akalla is located on the bl ...

, Husby,

Kista Kista () is a district in the borough of Rinkeby-Kista, Stockholm, Sweden. It has a strategic position located in between Sweden's main airport, the Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport and central Stockholm, and alongside the main nationa ...

, and

Rinkeby Rinkeby () is a stadsdel, district in the Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Rinkeby had 19,349 inhabitants in 2016. The neighbourhood was part of the Million Programme. The Stockholm metro station Rinkeby metro station, Rinkeby was also o ...

. The population of Rinkeby-Kista borough is 48,604 as of December 2015. The borough was formed on January 1, 2007 when

Kista borough Kista was a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden, until 1 January, 2007. It organised the districts of Akalla, Hansta, Husby and Kista. In 2007, Kista merged with the borough of Rinkeby Rinkeby () is a stadsdel, district in the ...

and

Rinkeby borough Rinkeby was a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden until 1 January 2007, practically identical to the district of Rinkeby. In 2007, Rinkeby merged with the borough of Kista Kista () is a district in the borough of Rinkeby-Kist ...

were merged.

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Boroughs of Stockholm Västerort {{stockholm-geo-stub