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Ostrów County, Masovian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 52°48′N 21°54′E / 52.800°N 21.900°E / 52.800; 21.900
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Ostrów County
Powiat ostrowski
Flag of Ostrów County
Coat of arms of Ostrów County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Ostrów Mazowiecka): 52°48′N 21°54′E / 52.800°N 21.900°E / 52.800; 21.900
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatOstrów Mazowiecka
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,218.06 km2 (470.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total72,558
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
24,430
 • Rural
48,128
Car platesWOR
Websitehttp://www.powiatostrowmaz.pl

Ostrów County (Polish: powiat ostrowski) is a county in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. Its seat is located in the town of Ostrów Mazowiecka, with the only other town of the county being Brok. The county was established on 1 January 1999, and historically existed from 1919 to 1939 in the Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic, and in 1939, in the Warsaw Voivodeship.

The county covers an area of 1,218.06 square kilometres (470.3 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 72,558, out of which the population of Ostrów Mazowiecka is 22,489, that of Brok is 1,941, and the rural population is 48,128.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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Ostrów County is bordered by Łomża County to the north, Zambrów County to the north-east, Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the east, Sokołów County and Węgrów County to the south, Wyszków County to the south-west, and Ostrołęka County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Ostrów Mazowiecka urban 22.1 22,489  
Gmina Ostrów Mazowiecka rural 283.7 12,885 Ostrów Mazowiecka *
Gmina Małkinia Górna rural 134.1 11,617 Małkinia Górna
Gmina Wąsewo rural 119.2 4,317 Wąsewo
Gmina Andrzejewo rural 118.6 4,094 Andrzejewo
Gmina Stary Lubotyń rural 109.2 3,724 Stary Lubotyń
Gmina Zaręby Kościelne rural 88.9 3,660 Zaręby Kościelne
Gmina Brok urban-rural 110.2 2,840 Brok
Gmina Nur rural 102.9 2,670 Nur
Gmina Boguty-Pianki rural 89.1 2,594 Boguty-Pianki
Gmina Szulborze Wielkie rural 46.7 1,668 Szulborze Wielkie
* seat not part of the gmina

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.