Östermalm borough
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Östermalm
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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18.000 km²
Population
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61,253 (2004)
Established:2007
Website:Östermalm on
Stockholm site
Map


Östermalm 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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Overview

Except Östermalm (proper) there are four districts in the borough: Djurgården, Hjorthagen, Ladugårdsgärdet (popularly known as Gärdet
Gärdet
Gärdet is a part of Stockholm east and northeast of Östermalm. Its official name is Ladugårdsgärdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments...

), and Norra Djurgården. Note that a portion of northern Östermalm is organized in Norrmalm borough
Norrmalm borough
NorrmalmCountry:Municipality: StockholmMunicipal part:InnerstadenArea:4.95 km²Population:61,000 Established:2007Website:Map...

. The population is 61,253 on an area of 18.00 km², which gives a density of 3,402.94/km².

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