Västerort (sometimes translated to ''West Stockholm'') is the western part of

Stockholm Municipality Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm ( sv, Stockholms kommun or ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, m ...

in Stockholm County,

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. It also forms part of

Stockholm urban area The Stockholm urban area ( sv, Stockholms tätort) is the largest and most populous of the statistical localities or urban areas in Sweden. It has no administrative function of its own, but constitutes a continuous built-up area, which extends int ...

and of Stockholm Metropolitan Area. It constitutes the western suburban area within Stockholm's municipal borders. The eastern part of Västerort was incorporated by the ''City of Stockholm'' in 1916 and the western part in 1949. Since 2007, Västerort is organized into four ''stadsdelsområden'' (sometimes translated to

boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various 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 In the Middle A ...

): Bromma,

Hässelby-Vällingby Hässelby-Vällingby is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden. It is primarily made up of Hässelby ( Gård, Strand Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Bea ...

Rinkeby-Kista Rinkeby-Kista is 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-Kista ...

, and

Spånga-Tensta Spånga-Tensta is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') located in Västerort in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden. The districts that make up the borough are Bromsten, Flysta, Lunda, Solhem, Sundby and Tensta. A large portion of Järvafält ...

.City of Stockholm
"Stockholm by districts"
/ref> Before 2007, it was organized into five boroughs:

Bromma borough Bromma () is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of Bromma Parish and Västerled Parish. The fourth largest airport in Sweden and the t ...

, Hässelby-Vällingby borough,

Kista borough Kista was a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden, until 1 January, 2007. It organised the districts of Akalla, Hansta, Husby and Kista. In 2007, Kista merged with the borough of Rinkeby Rinkeby () is a district in the Rinkeby- ...

Rinkeby borough Rinkeby was a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') in Stockholm, Sweden until 1 January 2007, practically identical to the district of Rinkeby. In 2007, Rinkeby merged with the borough of Kista Kista () is a district in the borough of Rinkeby-Kista ...

and

Spånga-Tensta borough Spånga-Tensta is a borough (''stadsdelsområde'') located in Västerort in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden. The districts that make up the borough are Bromsten, Flysta, Lunda, Solhem, Sundby and Tensta. A large portion of Järvafälte ...

Districts

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