Stavanger (Norse pronunciation: [stɑˈʋɑŋjær]  ( listen)) is a ceety an municipality in the coonty o Rogaland, Norawa.

Stavanger
Tap: Breiavatnet, middle left tap: View o Vagen, middle richt up: Rica Hotel, middle left bottom: Gamle aurie, bottom: Monument tae the Battle o Hafrsfjord, middle richt bottom: Stavanger aerial photo bottom: Lille Stokkavann
Tap: Breiavatnet, middle left tap: View o Vagen, middle richt up: Rica Hotel, middle left bottom: Gamle aurie, bottom: Monument tae the Battle o Hafrsfjord, middle richt bottom: Stavanger aerial photo bottom: Lille Stokkavann
Coat of airms o Stavanger
Coat airms
Eik-name(s): 
The Ile Capital
Stavanger is located in Norawa
Stavanger
Stavanger
Coordinates: 58°57′48″N 5°43′8″E / 58.96333°N 5.71889°E / 58.96333; 5.71889Coordinates: 58°57′48″N 5°43′8″E / 58.96333°N 5.71889°E / 58.96333; 5.71889
KintraNorawa
MunicipalityStavanger
CoontyRogaland
DestrictJæren
Established1125
Govrenment
 • MayorChristine Sagen Helgø
Area
 • City71 km2 (27 sq mi)
 • Urban
77.98 km2 (30.11 sq mi)
 • Metro
2598 km2 (1,003 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • City130,426
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
237,369
 • Urban density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
 • Metro
319,822
 • Metro density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Municipality/ Urban rank
4t/3rd
 • Metro rank
3rd
Demonym(s)Siddis
Ethnic groups
 • Norse88.7%
 • Poles6.7%
 • Breetish4.6%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitestavanger.kommune.no

Stavanger municipality haes a population o 121,610[1], but there are 189,828[2] fowk livin in the Stavanger conurbation, makin Stavanger the de facto third lairgest ceety in Norawa. Stavanger is an aa the centre o the Stavanger metropolitan aurie which haes a population o 297,569, an the admeenistrative centre o Rogaland coonty. The ceety is commonly referred tae as the Petroleum Caipital o Norawa.[3]

The ceety, despite its age, anerlie grew tae become amang the maist influential an important Norse ceeties in the seicont hauf o the 20t century, efter oil wis discovered in the North Sea. Today there are significant foreign influences as a result o several major internaitional oil companies' presence in the ceety. Several ither foreign influences can be foond, an among the mair prominent is the NATO Joint Warfare Centre.

Norawa's auldest cathedral, Stavanger domkirke, is situatit in the ceety centre, richt next tae lake Breiavatnet. The twa maist popular recreational auries in Stavanger are situatit aroond lakes, namely Mosvatnet an Stokkavatnet.

Twin touns – sister ceeties eedit

Stavanger haes several sister ceeties; thay are:

References eedit

  1. "Statistics Norway: Figures on Stavanger Municipality". Statistics Norway. Ssb.no. 09-01-01. Archived frae the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-21. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. "Statistics Norway: Conurbations ranked after area and population". Statistics Norway (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. 09-01-01. Archived frae the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-21. Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. Stavanger - The Norwegian Petroleum Capital Archived 1997-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Twinning". Aberdeen City Council. Archived frae the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 2 Mairch 2008.
  5. "Prefeito recebe comitiva da Noruega interessada em investir em Macaé". Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. "Netanya - Twin Cities". Netanya Municipality. Archived frae the original on 1 Februar 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.