Hinna 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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. The borough includes the southernmost part of the city, bordering the city of

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

. The borough of Hillevåg lies to the north, the municipality of

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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. The borough has a population (2016) of 22,581. This gives the borough a

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of .

Neighbourhoods

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

Gausel Gausel is a neighborhood (''delområde'') in the Stavanger (city), city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hinna between the neighborho ...

Godeset Godeset 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 in the borough of Hinna, between Gausel and Forus. In Godese ...

Forus Forus is an industrial district in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hinna, along the Gandsfjorden and it stretches south ...

, and southern

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 ...

Politics

Hinna 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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