Hillevåg

Bydel Hillevåg
Borough

Coat of arms

Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°56′40″N 05°44′40″E / 58.94444°N 5.74444°E / 58.94444; 5.74444Coordinates: 58°56′40″N 05°44′40″E / 58.94444°N 5.74444°E / 58.94444; 5.74444
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
City Stavanger
Area
  Total 8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2015)[2]
  Total 19,681
  Density 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 4016 Stavanger

Hillevåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city centre, south of the lake Mosvatnet, and north of the borough of Hinna. Hillevåg was a part of the old municipality of Hetland until 1965. The borough has residential areas as well as some industrial areas. The University of Stavanger and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate are located in Hillevåg also.[3] The 8.08-square-kilometre (2,000-acre) borough has a population (2016) of 19,681. This gives the borough a population density of 2,436 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,310/sq mi).[2]

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hillevåg roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Ullandhaug, Vaulen, Kvalaberg, Tjensvoll, and Bekkefaret.

Politics

Hillevåg borough is led by a borough council (bydelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:[4]

Hillevåg bydelsutvalg 2015–2019
Party NameName in NorwegianNumber of
representatives
 Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet3
 Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet1
 Conservative PartyHøyre2
 Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti1
 Green PartyMiljøpartiet De Grønne1
 Centre PartySenterpartiet1
 Liberal PartyVenstre2
Total number of members:11

References

  1. "Hillevåg, Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  2. 1 2 "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Hillevåg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  4. "Madla bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 2016-04-27.


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