Östermalm (borough)
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Östermalm was a
borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, 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 ...
(''stadsdelsområde'') in central
Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
,Sweden. It is named after the dominating
district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
. Except
Östermalm Östermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of Sweden's most populous and exclusive districts. It is an extremely expensive area, having the highest ho ...
(proper) there are four districts in the borough:
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, Hjorthagen, Ladugårdsgärdet (popularly known as
Gärdet Gärdet is a part of Stockholm, Sweden, east and northeast of Östermalm. Its official name is Ladugårdsgärdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments. Gärdet is one of the largest residential districts built in Stockholm d ...
), and Norra DjurgÃ¥rden. Note that a portion of northern Östermalm is organized in Norrmalm borough. The population is 70,779 on an area of 18.00 km², which gives a density of 3,932.17/km².


See also

* Norra Djurgårdsstaden


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Former boroughs of Stockholm Municipality 1990s establishments in Stockholm 1997 establishments in Sweden {{stockholm-geo-stub hu:Östermalm (kerület)