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Hässelby-Vällingby
Hässelby-Vällingby
Borough of Stockholm
	View of Hässelby Strand
	Location of Hässelby-Vällingby within Stockholm Municipality shown in yellow
	Coordinates: 59°21′45″N 17°52′20″E / 59.36250°N 17.87222°E
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Stockholm Municipality
Municipality subdivision	Västerort
Established	1998
Government
• Type	Municipal assembly
• Municipal commissioner	Fredrik Bojerud (C)
Area	19.60 km2 (7.57 sq mi)
Population (2014)	71,042
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	114 --, 162 --, 163 --, 165 --
Area code	08
Website	Stockholm.se

Hässelby-Vällingby is a borough (stadsdelsområde) in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden. It is primarily made up of Hässelby (Gård, Strand, Villastad) and Vällingby. The other districts that make up the borough are Backlura, Kälvesta, Nälsta, Råcksta and Vinsta. As of 2014^[update], the population is 71,042 in an area of 19.60 km² (7.57 sq mi), which gives a density of 3,624.59/km² (9,387.6/sq mi).

The name is taken from Hässelby Castle (Hesselby Slott) which included large areas within the present three districts. The port of Hässelby also includes parts of Vinsta. The castle is located in the present district of Hässelby Gård but in the postcode of Vällingby. ^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Hässelby-Vällingby stadsdelsförvaltning". Stockholms stad. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "Hesselby Slott". hesselbyslott.se. Retrieved February 1, 2020.