Danderyd Municipality
municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden
Key facts
- Country
- Sweden
- County
- Stockholm County
- Seat
- Djursholm
- Total
- 32.67 km (12.61 sq mi)
- Land
- 26.4 km (10.2 sq mi)
- Water
- 6.27 km (2.42 sq mi) 18.6%
- Density
- 1,230/km (3,190/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Iso 3166 code
- SE
- Province
- Uppland
- Municipal code
- 0162
- Website
- www.danderyd.se
Article
Danderyd Municipality (Swedish: Danderyds kommun [ˈdânːdɛˌryːd] ) is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent. Its seat is located in Djursholm and it is located within Stockholm urban area.
The "old" rural municipality Danderyd was split up during the early 20th century, when Djursholm and Stocksund broke away in 1901 and 1910 respectively. Since 1971 Danderyd Municipality is reunified in approximately the old boundaries. The population in 2019 was 32,857. The four districts making up Danderyd are: Danderyd, Djursholm, Stocksund and Enebyberg.