Storhaug kommunedel
Borough
Coat of arms of Storhaug kommunedel
Coat of arms
Location within Stavanger municipality
Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°58′07″N 05°44′56″E / 58.96861°N 5.74889°E / 58.96861; 5.74889
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
CityStavanger
Area
 • Total6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total16,544
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4014 Stavanger

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

Storhaug kommunedelsutvalg 2020–2024 [3]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:11
Storhaug bydelsutvalg 2016–2019 [4]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:11

References

  1. ↑ "Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Stavanger statistiker - bydeler" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Storhaug kommunedelsutvalg". Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Storhaug bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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