Ørsta
is the
administrative centre
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of
Ørsta Municipality
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Ørsta (v ...
in
Møre og Romsdal,
Norway
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. The village is located at the innermost part of the
Ørstafjorden, surrounded by the
Sunnmørsalpene mountains. The
village of Volda is located about southwest of Ørsta.
The village has a population (2024) of 7,609 and a
population density
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of . 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
Ørsta Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ørsta. It is the church for the Ørsta parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti ( ...
is also located in central part of Ørsta. A
regional high school and the ''Møre
Folkehøgskule'' are both located in Ørsta.
References
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Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Ørsta