Ørsta (village)


Ørsta is the administrative centre of Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, 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.
The village has a population of 7,308 and a population density 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. Ørsta Church is also located in central part of Ørsta. A videregående skole and the Møre Folkehøgskule are both located in Ørsta.