Official Name: | Hillevåg kommunedel |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Jæren |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Stavanger |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.08 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 19,681 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4016 Stavanger |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.9444°N 5.7444°W |
Hillevåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city centre, south of the lake Mosvatnet, and north of the borough of Hinna. Hillevåg was a part of the old municipality of Hetland until 1965. The borough has residential areas as well as some industrial areas. The University of Stavanger and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate are located in Hillevåg also.[2] The 8.08km2 borough has a population (2016) of 19,681. This gives the borough a population density of .[3]
Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (Norwegian: delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hillevåg roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Ullandhaug, Vaulen, Kvalaberg, Tjensvoll, and Bekkefaret.
Hillevåg borough is led by a municipal borough council (Norwegian: kommunedelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances: