Storhaug

Storhaug bydel
Storhaug bydel
Borough
	Coat of arms
	Location within Stavanger municipality
	Coordinates: 58°58′07″N 05°44′56″E / 58.96861°N 5.74889°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Jæren
City	Stavanger
Area
• Total	6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population (2024)
• Total	18,547
• Density	2,880/km2 (7,470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4014 Stavanger

Storhaug is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. This borough includes the traditional city centre and main harbor along the Byfjorden. It is located east of Eiganes og Våland borough and south of the island borough of Hundvåg. The 6.43-square-kilometre (1,590-acre) borough has a population (2024) of 18,547. This gives the borough a population density of 2,573 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,660/sq mi).^[2]

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Storhaug roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Johannes, Nylund, Varden, Paradis, Bergjeland, and Øyane.

Politics

The borough is not independently self-governing, but it falls under the municipal council for Stavanger Municipality. The municipal council has delegated some responsibilities to the a borough council (Norwegian: bydelsutvalg) for Storhaug. The borough council consists of 11 members. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the borough council by political party.

Storhaug bydelsutvalg 2023–2027 ^[3]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	3
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	1
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	1
	Red Party (Rødt)	1
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		11

Storhaug bydelsutvalg 2019–2023 ^[4]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	2
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	1
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)	1
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	3
	Red Party (Rødt)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	1
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		11

Storhaug bydelsutvalg 2015–2019 ^[5]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	3
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	2
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Red Party (Rødt)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
Total number of members:		11

References

↑ "Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
1 2 "Fakta om Storhaug bydel" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
↑ "Storhaug bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
↑ "Storhaug bydelsutvalg". Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
↑ "Storhaug bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[1] "Stavanger" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[ss-2] 1 2 "Fakta om Storhaug bydel" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

[3] "Storhaug bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 28 March 2026.

[4] "Storhaug bydelsutvalg". Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[5] "Storhaug bydelsutvalg" (in Norwegian). Stavanger kommune. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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