Ørsta Municipality
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Obec / Město
Summary
Ørsta is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, situated in the Sunnmøre region of Western Norway. The municipality was established on 1 August 1883 after separating from Volda, and later expanded through mergers in 1964. It is named after the Ørstafjorden, whose name may derive from an Old Norse word meaning “raging”.
Statistics
Area
662.00 km²
Population
10,958