Storhaug is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle Ag ...
of the
city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
in
Rogaland
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county,
Norway
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. This borough includes the traditional city centre and main harbor along the
Byfjorden. It is located east of
Eiganes og Våland
Eiganes og Våland is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just west of the city centre, north of the lake Mosvatnet, west of the l ...
borough and south of the island borough of
Hundvåg. The borough has a population (2016) of 16,544. This gives the borough a
population density
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of .
Neighbourhoods
Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" () do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Storhaug roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods:
Johannes
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
,
Nylund
Nylund 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 Storhaug, between the neighborhoods of Joha ...
,
Varden Varden may refer to:
People
*Erik Varden (born 1974), Norwegian Roman Catholic prelate
*Evelyn Varden (1893-1958), American actress
*Helga Varden, American philosopher
*Norma Varden (1898-1989), English actress
* Varden Tsulukidze (1865–1923), Ge ...
,
Paradis,
Bergjeland Bergjeland or Bergeland 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 northern part of the borough of Storh ...
, and
Øyane
Øyane 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
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in ...
.
Politics
Storhaug borough is led by a municipal borough council (). The council consists of 11 members, with the following
party
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allegiances:
References
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Boroughs and neighbourhoods of Stavanger