Hinna

For other uses, see Henna (disambiguation).
Bydel Hinna
Borough

Coat of arms

Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°55′21″N 05°43′25″E / 58.92250°N 5.72361°E / 58.92250; 5.72361Coordinates: 58°55′21″N 05°43′25″E / 58.92250°N 5.72361°E / 58.92250; 5.72361
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
City Stavanger
Area
  Total 15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 9 m (30 ft)
Population (2016)[2]
  Total 22,581
  Density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 4018 Stavanger

Hinna is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes the southernmost part of the city, bordering the city of Sandnes. The borough of Hillevåg lies to the north, the municipality of Sola lies to the west, and the Gandsfjorden lies to the east. Hillevåg was a part of the old municipality of Hetland until 1965. The borough has residential areas as well as some industrial areas, especially relating to the oil industry.[3] The 15-square-kilometre (3,700-acre) borough has a population (2016) of 22,581. This gives the borough a population density of 1,505 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,900/sq mi).[2]

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hinna roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Jåtten, Gausel, Godeset, Forus, and southern Vaulen.

Politics

Hinna borough is led by a borough council (bydelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:[4]

Hinna bydelsutvalg 2015–2019
Party NameName in NorwegianNumber of
representatives
 Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet3
 Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet1
 Conservative PartyHøyre2
 Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti1
 Green PartyMiljøpartiet De Grønne1
 Pensioners' PartyPensjonistpartiet1
 Centre PartySenterpartiet1
 Liberal PartyVenstre1
Total number of members:11

References

  1. "Hinna, 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. Store norske leksikon. "Hinna" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  4. "Madla bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 2016-04-27.


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