Hundvåg, Stavanger

This article is about the borough in the city of Stavanger. For other uses, see Hundvåg (disambiguation).
Hundvåg kommunedel
Borough
Coat of arms of Hundvåg kommunedel
Coat of arms
Location within Stavanger municipality
Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°59′50″N 05°43′53″E / 58.99722°N 5.73139°E / 58.99722; 5.73139
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
CityStavanger
Area
 • Total
6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
13,217
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4083 Hundvåg

Hundvåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality 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 municipal borough council (kommunedelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:

Hundvåg kommunedelsutvalg 2020–2024 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  People's Action No to More Road Tolls (Folkeaksjonen nei til mer bompenger) 2
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
Total number of members:11
Hundvåg bydelsutvalg 2016–2019
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:11

References

  1. ^ "Hundvåg, Stavanger (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Hundvåg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Hundvåg kommunedelsutvalg". Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 3 September 2020.