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 of Ostrów County
Coat of arms of Ostrów County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Ostrów Wielkopolski): 51°39′N 17°42′E / 51.650°N 17.700°E / 51.650; 17.700
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
SeatOstrów Wielkopolski
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,160.65 km2 (448.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total158,407
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
 • Urban
84,654
 • Rural
73,753
Car platesPOS
Websitehttp://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

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Ostrów 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

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The 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

References

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