Official Name: | Ørsta |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnmøre |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Ørsta |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.38 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 7308 |
Population Density Km2: | 1358 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6150 Ørsta |
Coordinates: | 62.1998°N 6.129°W |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Ørsta is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørsta, 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 southwest of Ørsta.[2]
The 5.38km2 village has a population (2018) of 7,308 and a population density of . This makes it the fourth largest urban area in all of Møre og Romsdal county.[3]
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, Hovden (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.