Ostrołęka County Explained

Ostrołęka County
Native Name:Powiat ostrołęcki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:POL powiat ostrolecki map.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Area Total Km2:2099.32
Population Total:88717
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:3408
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:85309
Coor Pinpoint:Ostrołęka
Coordinates:53.0667°N 55°W
Seat:Ostrołęka
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 11
P1:Gmina Baranowo
P2:Gmina Czarnia
P3:Gmina Czerwin
P4:Gmina Goworowo
P5:Gmina Kadzidło
P6:Gmina Lelis
P7:Gmina Łyse
P8:Gmina Myszyniec
P9:Gmina Olszewo-Borki
P10:Gmina Rzekuń
P11:Gmina Troszyn
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:WOS
Website:https://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 380NaN0 north of Ostrołęka.

The county covers an area of 2099.32km2. 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

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

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.

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Kadzidłorural258.911,399Kadzidło
Gmina Olszewo-Borkirural195.810,759Olszewo-Borki
Gmina Rzekuńrural135.510,757Rzekuń
Gmina Myszyniecurban-rural228.610,459Myszyniec
Gmina Lelisrural197.09,696Lelis
Gmina Łyserural246.58,421Łyse
Gmina Goworoworural218.98,311Goworowo
Gmina Baranoworural198.26,489Baranowo
Gmina Czerwinrural171.15,107Czerwin
Gmina Troszynrural156.34,765Troszyn
Gmina Czarniarural92.52,554Czarnia

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.