Otta, Norway

is a town in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located at the confluence of the Gudbrandsdalslågen and Otta rivers. The European route E6 highway runs through the town. The Dovrebanen railway line also passes through the town, stopping at the Otta Station. The 2.17-square-kilometre (540-acre) town has a population (2024) of 2,322 and a population density of 1,070 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,800/sq mi). The town is named after the Otta river. The first three tiers of Norwegian education are covered by its primary and secondary schools and the high school, Otta vidaregående skule. Otta also has a regional medical clinic. Otta is one of the few towns in Norway without a church in the town centre. The Sel Church is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town centre, just outside the town proper.