Hinna Explained

Official Name:Hinna 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 Km2:15
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:22,581
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4018 Stavanger
Elevation M:9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.9225°N 5.7236°W

Hinna 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 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.[2] The 15km2 borough has a population (2016) of 22,581. This gives the borough a population density of .[3]

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (Norwegian: 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 municipal borough council (Norwegian: kommunedelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hinna, Stavanger . 2016-04-27 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Hinna . 2016-04-27 . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: 1 January 2016 . Stavanger statistiker - bydeler . 2016-04-27 . Stavanger kommune . Norwegian.