Västerhaninge
Västerhaninge | |
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| Coordinates: 59°07′N 18°04′E / 59.117°N 18.067°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Södermanland |
| County | Stockholm County |
| Municipality | Haninge Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2020) | |
• Total | 19,381 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Västerhaninge (Swedish pronunciation: [vɛstɛrˈhânːɪŋɛ]) is a locality situated in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It had 15,134 inhabitants in 2010. It is connected to Stockholm by commuter rail.
Västerhaninge borders the large Hanveden forest to the north, the Jordbro locality to the east, an agricultural region to the south, and the Tungelsta area to the west. The locality lies 22 km from Stockholm and 6 km from Handen. Districts of the locality include Åbylund, Norrskogen, and Jägartorp in the north, and Ribbyberg and Nedersta in the south.
The Stockholm-Nynäs railway runs through the town, and the original station building was demolished to make way for a new one in 1997. The nearby Tungelsta station is the only one in the region to survive from the railway's original construction.