Kungsholmen (borough)

Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen
Borough of Stockholm
	Panorama of Kungsholmen, view from Södermalm. The City Hall is on the far right (June 2005, collage)
	Location within Stockholm
	Coordinates: 59°19′59″N 18°01′51″E / 59.33314°N 18.03092°E
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Stockholm
Municipal part	Innerstaden
Established	1997
Area
• Total	4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	68,016
• Density	14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Website	Kungsholmen at stockholm.se

Kungsholmen (King's Islet) is a borough (stadsdelsområde) in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is named after the dominating district and island in the borough. Except Kungsholmen (proper) there are six districts in the borough: Fredhäll, Kristineberg, Lilla Essingen, Marieberg, Stadshagen and Stora Essingen. It is also equivalent to the parishes of Kungsholm, Sankt Göran and Essinge. The population as of 2004^[update] is 54,283, of which 28,614 are female and 25,669 are male, on an area of 4.85 km², which gives a density of 10,977.73 per km².^[1]