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Ostrołęka County

Coordinates: 53°4′N 21°34′E / 53.067°N 21.567°E / 53.067; 21.567
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Ostrołęka County
Powiat ostrołęcki
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Ostrołęka): 53°4′N 21°34′E / 53.067°N 21.567°E / 53.067; 21.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatOstrołęka
Gminas
Area
 • Total2,099.32 km2 (810.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total88,717
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,408
 • Rural
85,309
Car platesWOS
Websitehttps://powiatostrolecki.pl/

Ostrołęka County (Polish: powiat ostrołęcki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Ostrołęka, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only town in Ostrołęka County is Myszyniec, which lies 38 km (24 mi) north of Ostrołęka.

The county covers an area of 2,099.32 square kilometres (810.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 88,717, out of which the population of Myszyniec is 3,408 and the rural population is 85,309.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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Apart from the city of Ostrołęka, Ostrołęka County is also bordered by Pisz County and Kolno County to the north, Łomża County to the east, Ostrów Mazowiecka County to the south-east, Wyszków County to the south, Maków County to the south-west, Przasnysz County to the west, and Szczytno County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Kadzidło rural 258.9 11,399 Kadzidło
Gmina Olszewo-Borki rural 195.8 10,759 Olszewo-Borki
Gmina Rzekuń rural 135.5 10,757 Rzekuń
Gmina Myszyniec urban-rural 228.6 10,459 Myszyniec
Gmina Lelis rural 197.0 9,696 Lelis
Gmina Łyse rural 246.5 8,421 Łyse
Gmina Goworowo rural 218.9 8,311 Goworowo
Gmina Baranowo rural 198.2 6,489 Baranowo
Gmina Czerwin rural 171.1 5,107 Czerwin
Gmina Troszyn rural 156.3 4,765 Troszyn
Gmina Czarnia rural 92.5 2,554 Czarnia

References

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  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.