Ørsta Municipality
Ørsta Municipality
Ørsta kommune | |
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| Ørsten herred (historic name) | |
View of the urban areas of Ørsta | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Ørsta within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°12′01″N 06°07′56″E / 62.20028°N 6.13222°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 | 661.58 km2 (255.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 649.64 km2 (250.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi) 1.8% |
| • Rank | #171 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,630.04 m (5,347.90 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 10,958 |
| • Rank | #106 in Norway |
| • Density | 16.6/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4% |
| Demonym | Ørsting |
| 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 |
ⓘ 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 Barstadvik, Flåskjer, Follestaddalen, Hovdebygda, Liadal, Nordre Vartdal, Store-Standal, Sæbø, Trandal, Urke, Vartdal, Ytre-Standal, Åmdalen, and Årset.
The 662-square-kilometre (256 sq mi) municipality is the 171st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Ørsta Municipality is the 106th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,958. The municipality's population density is 16.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (43/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4% over the previous 10-year period.