Hundvåg is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, 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 ...

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

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

county,

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. The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger. It includes the islands of Hundvåg, Sølyst, Grasholmen, Engøy,

Buøy Buøy is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg, Stavanger, Hundvåg in the Stavanger (city), city of Stavanger. The island was formerly separated from the island of Hund ...

, Bjørnøy, Roaldsøy, and Ormøy. These islands are all connected together by bridges and they are connected to mainland Stavanger by the Stavanger City Bridge. The borough has a population (2015) of 13,217. This gives the borough a

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of .

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of city's "neighbourhoods" () do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hundvåg roughly consists of the neighbourhoods of Buøy and Hundvåg.

Politics

Hundvåg 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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