Hinna

Hinna is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes the southernmost part of the city, bordering the city of Sandnes. The borough of Hillevåg lies to the north, the municipality of Sola lies to the west, and the Gandsfjorden lies to the east. Hillevåg was a part of the old municipality of Hetland until 1965. The borough has residential areas as well as some industrial areas, especially relating to the oil industry.[3] The 15-square-kilometre (3,700-acre) borough has a population (2016) of 22,581. This gives the borough a population density of 1,505 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,900/sq mi).[2]

For other uses, see Henna (disambiguation).
Bydel Hinna
Borough
Coat of arms
Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°55′21″N 05°43′25″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
CityStavanger
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total22,581
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4018 Stavanger

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hinna roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Jåtten, Gausel, Godeset, Forus, and southern Vaulen.

Politics

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

Hinna 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
 Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:11

References
  1. "Hinna, 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. "Hinna" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  4. "Madla bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 2016-04-27.


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