Ostrów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Ostrów County (Polish: powiat ostrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 and largest town is Ostrów Wielkopolski, which lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Nowe Skalmierzyce, 22 km (14 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, Odolanów, 10 km (6 mi) south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and Raszków, 8 km (5 mi) north of Ostrów Wielkopolski.
Ostrów County
Powiat ostrowski | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Ostrów Wielkopolski): 51°39′N 17°42′E / 51.650°N 17.700°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Greater Poland |
| Seat | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,160.65 km2 (448.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 158,407 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 84,654 |
| • Rural | 73,753 |
| Car plates | POS |
| Website | http://www.powiat-ostrowski.pl |
The county covers an area of 1,160.65 square kilometres (448.1 sq mi). As of 2020, its total population is 161,581. In 2006 the population of Ostrów Wielkopolski was 72,577, that of Nowe Skalmierzyce 5,080, that of Odolanów 4,960, that of Raszków 2,037, and the rural population was 73,753.
Neighbouring counties
editOstrów County is bordered by Pleszew County to the north, the city of Kalisz and Kalisz County to the east, Ostrzeszów County to the south-east, Oleśnica County to the south-west, and Milicz County and Krotoszyn County to the west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2020) |
Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostrów Wielkopolski | urban | 42.4 | 71,931 | |
| Gmina Ostrów Wielkopolski | rural | 207.0 | 19,147 | Ostrów Wielkopolski * |
| Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce | urban-rural | 125.7 | 15,563 | Skalmierzyce |
| Gmina Odolanów | urban-rural | 136.0 | 14,655 | Odolanów |
| Gmina Przygodzice | rural | 163.5 | 12,179 | Przygodzice |
| Gmina Raszków | urban-rural | 134.5 | 11,894 | Raszków |
| Gmina Sieroszewice | rural | 163.5 | 9,684 | Sieroszewice |
| Gmina Sośnie | rural | 187.5 | 6,573 | Sośnie |
| * seat not part of the gmina | ||||
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