Hillevåg is a

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of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of

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county,

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. It is located southwest of the city centre, south of the lake Mosvatnet, and north of the borough of

Hinna 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 boro ...

. Hillevåg was a part of the old municipality of Hetland until 1965. The borough has residential areas as well as some industrial areas. The

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and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate are located in Hillevåg also. The borough has a population (2016) of 19,681. This gives the borough a

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of .

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" () do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hillevåg roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods:

Ullandhaug Ullandhaug is a neighborhood (''delområde'') in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway in the borough of Hill ...

Vaulen Vaulen is a neighborhood (''delområde'') in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located along the Gandsfjorden in the boroughs of Hillevåg and Hinna ...

, Kvalaberg, Tjensvoll, and Bekkefaret.

Politics

Hillevåg borough is led by a municipal borough council (). The council consists of 11 members, with the following

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allegiances:

References

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