Storhaug

Bydel Storhaug
Borough

Coat of arms

Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°58′07″N 05°44′56″E / 58.96861°N 5.74889°E / 58.96861; 5.74889Coordinates: 58°58′07″N 05°44′56″E / 58.96861°N 5.74889°E / 58.96861; 5.74889
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
City Stavanger
Area
  Total 6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 22 m (72 ft)
Population (2016)[2]
  Total 16,544
  Density 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 4014 Stavanger

Storhaug is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. This borough includes the traditional city centre and main harbor along the Byfjorden. It is located east of Eiganes og Våland borough and south of the island borough of Hundvåg. The 6.43-square-kilometre (1,590-acre) borough has a population (2016) of 16,544. This gives the borough a population density of 2,573 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,660/sq mi).[2]

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Storhaug roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Johannes, Nylund, Varden, Paradis, Bergjeland, and Øyane.

Politics

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

Storhaug bydelsutvalg 2015–2019
Party NameName in NorwegianNumber of
representatives
 Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet3
 Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet2
 Conservative PartyHøyre2
 Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti1
 Red PartyRødt1
 Liberal PartyVenstre2
Total number of members:11

References

  1. "Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  2. 1 2 "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. "Storhaug bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 2016-04-27.


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