Area 13.87 km² Population 21,234 (2016) | Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Local time Friday 5:36 PM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Madla is a borough of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It lies in the western part of the city, along the coast of the Hafrsfjorden. The 13.87-square-kilometre (3,430-acre) borough has a population (2016) of 21,234. This gives the borough a population density of 1,531 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,970/sq mi). The borough was added to the city of Stavanger in 1965 when the old municipality of Madla was merged into the city.
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Map of Madla, 4041 Hafrsfjord, Norway
There are three churches in the borough: Revheim Church, Madlamark Church, and Sunde Church.
Neighbourhoods
Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Madla roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Madlamark, Hafrsfjord, Kvernevik, and Sunde.
Politics
Madla borough is led by a borough council (bydelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances: