Orust is an
island in western
Sweden, and Sweden's third largest island. In 2014
Statistics Sweden declared it to instead be the fourth largest island, under a definition which adds artificial canals to the possible bodies of water surrounding an island. It has been noted that under this definition, all of
Götaland would be the country's largest island, rendering Orust instead the fifth largest. The largest town on Orust is
Henån, where approximately 1,800 inhabitants live. Orust is home to approximately 15,160 inhabitants in the winter and many more in the summer.