Botkyrka Municipality (Kommun)

Location of Botkyrka Municipality and Tumba in Stockholm County Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Tumba
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	County	Stockholm County
	Province	Sudermannia
	Area      Rank	196.4 km² 251st of 290
	Population      Rank (2005)	75,830 23rd of 290
	Density	386/km²

Image File history File links Map Swedish Counties, Stockholms län made by: User:Mic first uppload: May 3 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Solna Stockholm County Botkyrka Municipality Danderyd Municipality Ekerö Municipality Haninge Municipality Huddinge Municipality Nacka Municipality Norrtälje Municipality Nykvarn Municipality Nyn... Image File history File links Botkyrka_in_Stockholm. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. ... Image File history File links Botkyrka_City_Arms. ... Tumba is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, and the seat of Botkyrka Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ... Sudermannia or Södermanland, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population density using the land area, as of 2005. ...

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Botkyrka Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Stockholm County, in east central Sweden, not far from the capital Stockholm. Its seat is in Tumba. The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Tumba is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, and the seat of Botkyrka Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden. ...

Botkyrka church

The municipality is named after Saint Botvid, a christian missionary during the 12th century. Saint Botvid is shown on the seal and coat of arms of Botkyrka, where he carries an axe and a fish. Another reminensce from Botkyrka's christian medieval history is the Botkyrka church, made of stone. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3504x2336, 5025 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Botkyrka Municipality Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3504x2336, 5025 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Botkyrka Municipality Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Saint Botvid was a Catholic missionary in the Swedish County of Södermanland in the 12th Century. ...

Botkyrka, paricularly Northern Botkyrka, has one of the highest percentages of first and second generation immigrants in Sweden. Nearly half the population has at least one parent born in another country. In some areas, like Fittja, 66,3% belong to this group. This gives the municipality a multi-cultural atmosphere with for example a big Syriac Orthodox Church in Hallunda and the construction of a mosque in progress in Fittja. Norra Botkyrka (North Botkyrka) usually refers to the northern residental areas of Botkyrka Municipality near Stockholm in Sweden. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ... The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan with an iwan at center, three domes, and five visible minarets A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...

Politically the municipality is primarily Social Democratic. There is also a local party called Botkyrkapartiet (The Botkyrka Party) which was originally formed to prevent the exploitation of the small airfield, F18, in Tullinge to become a commercial airport in the 1980s. Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... Tullinge is a suburb of greater Stockholm, Sweden. ...

The local weekly newspaper is called "Mitt i Botkyrka" and is delivered free of charge to all inhabitants.

The Swedish Hip Hop group The Latin Kings raps about the life in Botkyrka in several of their songs. The Latin Kings a. ...

Urban areas of Botkyrka

• Fittja
• Alby
• Hallunda
• Norsborg
• Eriksberg
• Tumba
• Tullinge
• Vårsta

Fittja, a part of Botkyrka Municipality and the name of the metro station in the area. ... Alby is a suburb in the area of northern Botkyrka outside Stockholm. ... Tumba is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, and the seat of Botkyrka Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden. ... Tullinge is a suburb of greater Stockholm, Sweden. ...

External links

• Botkyrka - Official site