Stockholm

Stockholm
The Old Town Royal Dramatic Theatre Stortorget Drottningholm Palace
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Stockholm
Coordinates: 59°19′46″N 18°4′7″E / 59.32944°N 18.06861°E / 59.32944; 18.06861
Country	Sweden
Province	Södermanland and Uppland
County	Stockholm County
Municipalities	11 Stockholm Municipality Huddinge Municipality Järfälla Municipality Solna Municipality Sollentuna Municipality Botkyrka Municipality Haninge Municipality Tyresö Municipality Sundbyberg Municipality Nacka Municipality Danderyd Municipality
First mention	1252
Charter	13th century
Area [1]
• City	188 km2 (73 sq mi)
• Urban	381.63 km2 (147.35 sq mi)
• Metro	6,519 km2 (2,517 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2011)[1][2]
• City	864,324
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Urban	1,372,565
• Urban density	3,597/km2 (9,320/sq mi)
• Metro	2,091,473
• Metro density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Demonym	Stockholmare
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+46-8
Website	www.stockholm.se

Stockholm is the capital city of Sweden. It is also the biggest city in Sweden. It is on the east coast of the country. The city is built on islands, with canals and open water in the inner city. Stockholm is found between Sweden's third largest lake, Mälaren, and the Baltic Sea.

Tyresta National Park is near Stockholm.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2011 och befolkningsförändringar 2011". Statistics Sweden.