Ørsta
Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ørsta (help·info) 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.
Ørsta kommune
Ørsten herred (historic) | |
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View of the urban areas of Ørsta | |
 Flag  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 (2015) | Stein Aam (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 661.61 km2 (255.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 649.65 km2 (250.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi) 1.8% |
| • Rank | #171 in Norway |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 10,833 |
| • Rank | #105 in Norway |
| • Density | 16.7/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +4.2% |
| 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 |
| Website | Official website |
The 662-square-kilometre (256 sq mi) municipality is the 171st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ørsta is the 105th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,833. The municipality's population density is 16.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (43/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]