Orust is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 in western Sweden

Sweden

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, and Sweden's third largest island. The largest town on Orust is Henån

Henån

Henån is a locality and the seat of Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,855 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Henån is home to approximately 2,000 permanent year-round residents with a significant increase of summer residents who come from the nearby towns and cities to stay in...

, where approximately 1,800 inhabitants live. Orust is home to approximately 15,160 inhabitants in the winter and many more in the summer.

The main industry on Orust is the shipyard

Shipyard

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s, the two largest being Najadvarvet and Hallberg-Rassy

Hallberg-Rassy

Hallberg-Rassy AB is a Swedish shipyard internationally known for producing exclusive, high quality sailing yachts.The yard is located in Ellös on the island of Orust, Västra Götaland....

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The largest town is Henån

Henån

Henån is a locality and the seat of Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,855 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Henån is home to approximately 2,000 permanent year-round residents with a significant increase of summer residents who come from the nearby towns and cities to stay in...

, and it is also the municipal

Municipality

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 capital. Other communities, many of which are fishing communities, include Ellös

Ellös

Ellös is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 988 inhabitants in 2005....

, Hälleviksstrand

Hälleviksstrand

Hälleviksstrand is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 225 inhabitants in 2005....

, Mollösund

Mollösund

Mollösund is an old fishing village and a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 277 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the southwest tip of Orust Municipality in the outer archipelago of Sweden’s west coast....

, Morlanda, Stocken, Svanesund

Svanesund

Svanesund is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,334 inhabitants in 2005....

, Svanvik

Svanvik

Svanvik is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 324 inhabitants in 2005....

 and Varekil

Varekil

Varekil is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 586 inhabitants in 2005....

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