Ørsta
| Ørsta kommune | |||
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| Ørsta kommune | |||
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 Ørsta within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°12′01″N 06°07′56″E / 62.20028°N 6.13222°ECoordinates: 62°12′01″N 06°07′56″E / 62.20028°N 6.13222°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Ørsta | ||
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| • Mayor (2015) | Stein Aam (Sp) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 804.90 km2 (310.77 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 785.50 km2 (303.28 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 19.40 km2 (7.49 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 136 in Norway | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 10,500 | ||
| • Rank | 99 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 1.82 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Ørsting | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1520 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Ørsta 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, Leira, Liadal, Urke, Bjørke, Barstadvik, Åmdalen, Follestaddalen, Nordre Vartdal, Vartdal, Sæbø, Sætre, Store-Standal, and Ytre Standal.
The municipality of Ørsta was established on 1 August 1883 when it was separated from Volda Municipality. The initial population was 2,070. On 1 January 1893, the Ytrestølen farm (population: 13) was transferred from Ørsta to Volda. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Hjørundfjord and Vartdal were also merged with Ørsta. The new, larger municipality of Ørsta had a population of 9,252.
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