Place:Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameØrsta
Alt namesØrsteensource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.2°N 6.15°E
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Contained Places
Area
Storfjorden
Former municipality
Hjørundfjord ( 1964 - present )
Vartdal ( 1964 - present )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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, Liadal, Urke, Barstadvik, Åmdalen, Follestaddalen, Nordre Vartdal, Vartdal, Sæbø, Sætre, Store-Standal, and Ytre Standal.

The municipality is the 171st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ørsta is the 105th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,825. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.7% over the previous 10-year period.

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