Eiganes og Våland

Eiganes og Våland is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just west of the city centre, north of the lake Mosvatnet, west of the lake Stokkavatnet, and south of the borough of Tasta. The 7.01-square-kilometre (1,730-acre) borough has a population (2015) of 23,616. This gives the borough a population density of 3,369 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,730/sq mi).[2] There are two churches in Eiganes og Våland: Stokka Church and Kampen Church.

Bydel Eiganes og Våland
Borough
Coat of arms
Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°58′04″N 05°43′01″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
CityStavanger
Area
 • Total7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total23,616
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4009 Stavanger

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Eiganes og Våland roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Våland, Eiganes, Kampen, and Stokka.

Politics

Madla borough is led by a borough council (bydelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:[3]

Eiganes og Våland bydelsutvalg 2015–2019
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:11
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References
  1. "Eiganes, Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. "Eiganes og Våland bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-04-26.


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