Hundvåg, Stavanger
| Bydel Hundvåg | ||
|---|---|---|
| Borough | ||
| ||
 Location within Stavanger municipality | ||
| Coordinates: 58°59′50″N 05°43′53″E / 58.99722°N 5.73139°ECoordinates: 58°59′50″N 05°43′53″E / 58.99722°N 5.73139°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| Region | Western Norway | |
| County | Rogaland | |
| District | Jæren | |
| City | Stavanger | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) | |
| Elevation[1] | 19 m (62 ft) | |
| Population (2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 13,217 | |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) | |
| Post Code | 4083 Hundvåg | |
Hundvåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger. It includes the islands of Hundvåg, Sølyst, Grasholmen, Engøy, Buøy, Bjørnøy, Roaldsøy, and Ormøy. These islands are all connected together by bridges and they are connected to mainland Stavanger by the Stavanger City Bridge.[3]
The 6.41-square-kilometre (1,580-acre) borough has a population (2015) of 13,217. This gives the borough a population density of 2,062 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,340/sq mi).[2]
Neighbourhoods
Although the borders of city's "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hundvåg roughly consists of the neighbourhoods of Buøy and Hundvåg.
Politics
Hundvåg borough is led by a borough council (bydelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:
| Party Name | Name in Norwegian | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Arbeiderpartiet | 3 | |
| Progress Party | Fremskrittspartiet | 2 | |
| Conservative Party | Høyre | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | Kristelig Folkeparti | 1 | |
| Green Party | Miljøpartiet De Grønne | 1 | |
| Liberal Party | Venstre | 1 | |
| Local Lists | Lokale lister | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 11 | ||
References
- ↑ "Hundvåg, Stavanger (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- 1 2 "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Hundvåg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-07.
