Hillevåg

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]

Bydel Hillevåg
Borough
Coat of arms
Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°56′40″N 05°44′40″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
CityStavanger
Area
 • Total8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Elevation25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total19,681
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4016 Stavanger

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 Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)1
 Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)1
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:11

References
  1. "Hillevåg, Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  2. "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Hillevåg" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  4. "Madla bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 2016-04-27.


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