Spånga-Tensta 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'') 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 subur ...

in the western part of

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. The

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that make up the borough are Bromsten,

Flysta Flysta is a part of the congregation Spånga in the westernmost parts of the Stockholm municipality, located just over 10 km from the centre of Stockholm. It is a part of the Spånga-Tensta borough. Despite its location in a predominantly re ...

, Lunda, Solhem, Sundby and

Tensta Tensta is a district in Spånga-Tensta, Spånga-Tensta borough, Stockholm, Sweden. There are about 6,000 apartments in Tensta and a population of 18,637 as of December 31, 2022. Modern Tensta, with its Plattenbau-style concrete apartment bu ...

. A large portion of Järvafältet is also located in Spånga-Tensta as well as in the districts of

Akalla Akalla is a district () 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 blue metro line ...

and Husby in neighboring

Rinkeby-Kista Rinkeby-Kista was a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden. The borough is located in Västerort. Overview The districts that make up the borough are Akalla, Husby, Kista, and Rinkeby Rinkeby () is a district in the Rinkeby-Kist ...

borough. The borough includes of the community of

Spånga Spånga is a community and parish in the borough of Spånga-Tensta in Stockholm County, Sweden. Background Spånga was an independent municipality until January 1, 1949, when most of it was merged with the City of Stockholm, with smaller ...

. The population is 34,448 on an area of 12.85 km², which gives a density of 2,680.78/km².

Transport

The transport provided is: *Rail: The Blue Line of the Stockholm Metro, running from Kungsträdgården in the city centre to Hjulsta station in the north west. It has two stations in the borough of Spånga-Tensta, Hjulsta and

, both inaugurated in 1975.

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has one station, Spånga Station. *Bus: Several bus routes serve the borough. *Car: E18/Hjulstavägen runs on the north of Hjulsta and Tensta. When finished, the

Förbifart Stockholm Förbifart Stockholm (''Stockholm Bypass'') is a series of underground motorway tunnels currently under construction between the Kungens Kurva interchange in the south of Stockholm and the Häggvik interchange north of Stockholm. Most of this b ...

motorway will connect to E18 at Hjulsta.

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Former boroughs of Stockholm Municipality Västerort 21st-century establishments in Stockholm 2007 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-geo-stub