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 lake Stokkavatnet, and south of the borough of Tasta. The 7.01-square-kilometre (1,730-acre) borough has a population (2019) of 24,070. This gives the borough a population density of 3,400 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,800/sq mi).[2] There are two churches in Eiganes og Våland: Stokka Church and Kampen Church.

Eiganes og Våland kommunedel
Borough
Coat of arms
Location within Stavanger municipality
Coordinates: 58°58′04″N 05°43′01″E
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
CityStavanger
Area
 • Total7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total24,070
 • Density3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4009 Stavanger

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Eiganes og Våland roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Våland, Eiganes, Kampen, and Stokka.

Politics

Eiganes og Våland borough is led by a municipal borough council (kommunedelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:

Eiganes og Våland kommunedelsutvalg 2020–2023 [3]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 People's Action No to More Road Tolls
(Folkeaksjonen nei til mer bompenger)		1
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)1
 Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)1
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:11
Eiganes og Våland bydelsutvalg 2015–2019 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)1
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:11

References
  1. "Eiganes, Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. "Fakta om Eiganes og Våland kommunedel" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. "Eiganes og Våland kommunedelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. "Eiganes og Våland bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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