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Orsa
Dalarnatown
Total population
5,308
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small town in Dalarna, Sweden, Orsa occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of 61.120°, 14.622° place it in the subarctic zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 5,308 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The latitude suggests short summers and long, very cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Orsa.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Witch's HairAlectoria sarmentosa (Ach.) Ach. · Lecanoromycetes3,301
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,929
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,702
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803) · Aves1,477
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,391
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,374
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,265
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,211
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2014-09-1541 km NNE of Älvdalen, Sweden
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Dalarna
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
SCB — Statistics Sweden
- Kommunkod
- 2034
- Population (Wikidata)
- 6,862
- Wikidata
- Q504630
Kommunkod via Wikidata P525
Sources
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • SCB — Statistics Sweden — Kommunkod via Wikidata P525