Norrmalm borough
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Norrmalm
Country
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 Sweden
Municipality
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Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Municipal part:Innerstaden
Stockholm City Centre
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Area
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4.95 km²
Population
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61,000 (2007)
Established:2007
Website:Norrmalm on Stockholm site
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Norrmalm is a so called borough (stadsdelsområde) in central
Stockholm City Centre
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 Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, named after the dominating district
District
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Except Norrmalm (proper)
Norrmalm (proper)
Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, part of the larger Norrmalm borough.The southern part of the district, Lower Norrmalm , also known as City, constitutes the most central part of Stockholm, while Upper Norrmalm is more residential.The name Norrmalm is first mentioned in 1288...

 there are two districts in the borough: Skeppsholmen
Skeppsholmen
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 and Vasastaden
Vasastaden, Stockholm
Vasastaden, or colloquially Vasastan, is a 3.00 km² large city district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 51,661 inhabitants it is the second most populous, as well as the second most densely populated district in Stockholm.The major parks in Vasastaden are Vasaparken and Observatorielunden...

. A portion of northern Östermalm is also organized in Norrmalm borough. The population is 61,905 on an area of 4.95 km², which gives a density of 12,506.06/km². The most populous district is Vasastaden.

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