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Stockholm (Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [10] is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, [12] and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. [11]
São Paulo is considered the most multicultural city in Brazil. From 1870 to 2010, approximately 2.3 million immigrants arrived in the state, from all parts of the world. The Italian community is one of the strongest, with a presence throughout the city. Of the 12 million inhabitants of São Paulo, 50% (6 million people) have full or partial ...
The first City Council of all the Americas was democratically elected and established in São Vicente on August 22, 1532. [7] A battle took place here on 3 February 1583 when three English warships attempting to trade with the Portuguese, was set upon by three Spanish galleons. The Spanish ships were repelled and retreated leaving one galleon ...
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and can refer to the city proper, as well as several different geographical and administrative divisions in and around the city: Stockholm City Centre; Stockholm Municipality (City of Stockholm) Stockholm County, the county containing the city of Stockholm
The City of Stockholm [a] (Swedish: Stockholms stad) was a city in Sweden and 1863–1970 a city municipality for Stockholm, subordinate to the Office of the Governor of Stockholm until 1967 and then part of Stockholm County. On January 1, 1971, the City of Stockholm became part of Stockholm Municipality due to a municipal reform in Sweden.
The history of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, for many centuries coincided with the development of what is today known as Gamla stan, the Stockholm Old Town. Stockholm's raison d'être always was to be the Swedish capital and by far the largest city in the country.
Stockholm Municipality's boroughs: Stockholm City Centre covers the eastern third.The map also shows South Stockholm's and West Stockholm's boroughs.. Stockholm City Centre (Swedish: Stockholms innerstad, Innerstaden, Inre staden) is in Stockholm Municipality, also known as the City of Stockholm, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden.
It is located mostly on the island of São Vicente, which harbors both the city of Santos and the city of São Vicente, and partially on the mainland. It is the main city in the metropolitan region of Baixada Santista. [4] The population is 433,656 (2020 est.) in an area of 280.67 km 2 (108.37 sq mi). [5]