Official Name: | Storhaug 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: | 6.43 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 16,544 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4014 Stavanger |
Elevation M: | 22 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.9686°N 5.7489°W |
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 6.43km2 borough has a population (2016) of 16,544. This gives the borough a population density of .[2]
Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (Norwegian: delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Storhaug roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Johannes, Nylund, Varden, Paradis, Bergjeland, and Øyane.
Storhaug borough is led by a municipal borough council (Norwegian: kommunedelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances: