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Ørsta
Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality in Sunnmøre, Norway. For the village in this municipality, see Ørsta (village).
Ørstaⓘ is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørsta. Other villages in the municipality include Hovdebygda, Flåskjer, Liadal, Urke, Barstadvik, Åmdalen, Follestaddalen, Nordre Vartdal, Vartdal, Sæbø, Sætre, Store-Standal, and Ytre Standal.
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Ørsta Municipality
Ørsta kommune | |
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Ørsten herred (historic name) | |
![]() View of the urban areas of Ørsta | |
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![]() Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
![]() Ørsta within Møre og Romsdal | |
Coordinates: 62°12′01″N 06°07′56″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Sunnmøre |
Established | 1 Aug 1883 |
• Preceded by | Volda Municipality |
Administrative centre | Ørsta |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Per Are Sørheim (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 661.61 km2 (255.45 sq mi) |
• Land | 649.64 km2 (250.83 sq mi) |
• Water | 11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi) 1.8% |
• Rank | #171 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 10,929 |
• Rank | #106 in Norway |
• Density | 16.8/km2 (44/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Ørsting[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1520[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 662-square-kilometre (256 sq mi) municipality is the 171st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ørsta is the 106th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,929. The municipality's population density is 16.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.5% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]