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

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, and north of the borough of

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. Hillevåg was a part of the old municipality of

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until 1965. The borough has residential areas as well as some industrial areas. The

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and the

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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, Vaulen, 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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