Ørsta
Ørsta is the administrative centre of Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The village is located at the innermost part of the Ørstafjorden, surrounded by the Sunnmørsalpene mountains. The village of Volda is located about 10 km southwest of Ørsta.
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The 5.84 km2 village has a population (2024) of 7,609 and a population density of 1303 PD/km2. This makes it the fourth largest urban area in all of Møre og Romsdal county. Ørsta is the seat of the municipal government and it is also the commercial centre of the municipality. There is a shopping center, industry, and Ørsta–Volda Airport (on the southwest side of the village area). Ørsta Church is also located in central part of Ørsta. A regional high school and the Møre Folkehøgskule are both located in Ørsta.
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Key facts
• Official Name — Ørsta • Settlement Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Norway • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Western Norway • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Møre og Romsdal • Subdivision Type3 — District • Subdivision Name3 — Sunnmøre • Subdivision Type4 — Municipality • Subdivision Name4 — Ørsta • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +01:00 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +02:00 • Area Total Km2 — 5.84 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Total — 7609 • Population Density Km2 — 1303 • Postal Code Type — Post Code • Postal Code — 6150 Ørsta • Elevation M — 6
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Ørsta (village), revision 1324679432 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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