Hässelby-Vällingby is 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 the western part of

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 primarily made up of

Hässelby Hässelby is a Swedish town that is a part of Hässelby-Vällingby in the city of Stockholm, Sweden. It contains the suburban areas of Hässelby Gård, Hässelby Strand and Hässelby Villastad, and its territory also corresponds to Hässelb ...

( Gård,

Strand Strand or The Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline * Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida Places Africa * Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa * ...

, Villastad) and

Vällingby Vällingby () is a suburban district in Västerort, the western part of Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It is notable for being one of the first modern planned suburbs in Sweden. Vällingby was inaugurated in 1954 as part of Stockholm's post-war ...

. The other districts that make up the borough are Backlura,

Kälvesta Kälvesta is a suburban district in the Hässelby-Vällingby borough in western Stockholm. Most of Kälvesta was built during the late 1960s and the 1970s. Kälvesta has two middle school Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junio ...

, Nälsta,

Råcksta Råcksta is a district of Västerort, Stockholm, in Hässelby-Vällingby. It is next to the suburbs of Grimsta (Stockholm), Grimsta, Vällingby, Nälsta, Flysta, Beckomberga, Norra Ängby and Blackeberg. It had 4,484 inhabitants in 2005 and is 1.42& ...

and Vinsta. , the population is 71,042 in an area of , which gives a density of . The name is taken from

Hässelby Castle Hässelby is a Swedish town that is a part of Hässelby-Vällingby in the city of Stockholm, Sweden. It contains the suburban areas of Hässelby Gård, Hässelby Strand and Hässelby Villastad, and its territory also corresponds to Hässelby ...

(''Hesselby Slott'') which included large areas within the present three districts. The port of Hässelby also includes parts of Vinsta. The castle is located in the present district of Hässelby Gård but in the postcode of Vällingby.

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